Shorne is a village and
civil parish in the borough of
Gravesham in
Kent, England. The parish lies east of
Gravesend
Gravesend is a town in northwest Kent, England, situated 21 miles (35 km) east-southeast of Charing Cross (central London) on the Bank (geography), south bank of the River Thames and opposite Tilbury in Essex. Located in the diocese of Ro ...
. Most of the land is well-drained but its marshes, the Shorne Marshes reach down to the
Thames Estuary and are an
SSSI
A Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Great Britain or an Area of Special Scientific Interest (ASSI) in the Isle of Man and Northern Ireland is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom and Isle of ...
amid the
North Kent Marshes on the
Hoo Peninsula proper.
History
Shorne Barrow (or
tumulus) and Randalls Wood Barrow are indications of stone age occupation.
Randall Manor was a 14th-century manor, the remains of which are in
Shorne Wood Country Park.
Demographics
According to the census results for 2001 there were 2,485 people in 1,028 households in the Parish of Shorne. Of those residents between the ages of 16 to 74, 60% had a higher qualification (at level 2 to 5) and 86% of the dwellings were owner occupied.
The population of Shorne Parish at the 2011 census was 2487 residents in 1033 households.
Transport
In April 2017, it was announced that the government choice for the
Lower Thames Crossing was for a tunnel under the Thames between
East Tilbury and Shorne.
Places of interest
Much of upper Shorne is a
conservation area
Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the ena ...
with thirteen
listed buildings and many others of interest. These include:
Pipes Place is in Forge Lane almost opposite Little St, Katherines. A local
magistrate, Richard Parker lived on the site in 1642. Jarvis Maplesden the grandson of a local tanner purchased the house early in the 18th century along with twenty acres of land, which included St. Katharine's Chapel. Several generations of the Maplesden family lived in the house and there are gravestones bearing the Maplesden name still in the churchyard. The Maplesden family is responsible for its present build and design in the Georgian style. In about 1870, George Arnold, Mayor of Gravesend, bought and restored the ruined chapel.
[Shorne: The History of a Kentish Village by A F Allen]
References
External links
Shorne Parish HistoryShorne Parish CouncilShorne Marshes Nature Reserve – RSPB
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civil parishes in Kent
Gravesham
populated places on the River Thames
villages in Kent