Chalk, Kent

Chalk
St Mary's Church
Chalk is located in Kent
Chalk
Chalk
Location within Kent
Population2,163 (2011.Ward)[1]
OS grid referenceTQ675735
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGRAVESEND
Postcode districtDA12
Dialling code01474
PoliceKent
FireKent
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
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51°26′N 0°25′E / 51.43°N 0.41°E / 51.43; 0.41

Chalk is a village and since 1935 a former civil parish which adjoins the east of Gravesend, in the Gravesham district, in the county of Kent, England. As is intuitive, its name comes from the Saxon word cealc meaning a chalkstone.

One layer of the chalk carries flints, stones embedded in the chalk, and these were used in building and in providing the means of fire for muskets. The stone is often cut to provide a flat edge as a craft known as flint-knapping. The trade was worked in Chalk from the 17th century onwards. Gun-flints were produced here in large quantities until the early 19th century.

Current issues relating to the immediate environment around Chalk include a proposed new Lower Thames Crossing across the nearby estuary marshes, confirmed in 2017.

  1. ^ "Gravesham Ward population 2011". Retrieved 30 September 2015.