9 Facts About Dartford

1. Dartford is served by many bus services provided by Transport for London, Arriva Kent Thameside and Go Coach Buses.

2. Dartford is perhaps most well known for the latter, the main mode of crossing the River Thames to the east of London, where the southbound A282 crosses the river via the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge toll bridge, opened in 1991.

3. Dartford was served by two: that for Watling Street; and the road south to Sevenoaks, both brought into being between 1750 and 1780.

4. Dartford is home to Dartford and White Oak Triathlon Club; formed in 1988, it is one of the oldest British Triathlon Federation clubs in the UK.

5. In 1990 Dartford contained around 1,700 acres of spoiled land resulting from extractive industries, and cement-dust pollution from local cement works was a regular subject of complaint in the local press throughout the 20th century.

6. Dartford lies within the area known as the London Basin.

7. Dartford is twinned with Hanau in Germany and Gravelines in France.

8. Dartford became a market town in medieval times and, although today it is principally a commuter town for Greater London, it has a long history of religious, industrial and cultural importance.

9. Dartford is the principal town in the Borough of Dartford, Kent, England.