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Springhead lies at the source of the River Ebbsfleet, just southwest of the
Wessex Archaeology's Springhead pages
Excavations of Springhead Roman Town
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Springhead lies at the source of the River Ebbsfleet, just southwest of the 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 ...
suburban conurbations. Springhead forms one of the major quarters of the Ebbsfleet Valley development, with housing and the associated facilities now under construction. It is the point at which the High Speed 1
High Speed 1 (HS1), legally the Channel Tunnel Rail Link (CTRL), is a high-speed railway linking London with the Channel Tunnel.
It is part of a line carrying international passenger traffic between the United Kingdom and mainland Europe; ...
rail line meets the A2 road.
History
In ancient times it surrounded a pool formed from eight natural springs, and the Roman road Watling Street, ran through Springhead. They knew it as Vagniacae. The site had a large number of temples, together with various buildings used for trade. William Bradbery was the first man to grow watercress commercially, in Springhead in 1808.Notes and references
External links
Wessex Archaeology's Springhead pages
Excavations of Springhead Roman Town
{{authority control Roman sites in England Archaeological sites in Kent Villages in Kent