| Cobham | |
|---|---|
| Village and civil parish | |
 View of the Leather Bottle pub on The Street from St Mary Magdalene churchyard | |
  Cobham Location within Kent | |
| Population | 1,469 (2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | TQ671683 |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | GRAVESEND |
| Postcode district | DA12, DA13 |
| Dialling code | 01474 |
| Police | Kent |
| Fire | Kent |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| UK Parliament | |
Cobham (/ˈkɒbəm/[2]) is a village and civil parish[3] in the borough of Gravesham in Kent, England. The village is located 6 miles (10 km) south-east of Gravesend, and just south of Watling Street, the Roman road from Dover to London. The parish, which includes the hamlet of Sole Street, covers an area of 1,240 hectares (3,100 acres) and had a population of 1,469 at the 2011 census,[1] increasing from 1,328 at the 2001 census.
Since 1970 the village has been in a conservation area which aims to preserve the historic character and appearance of the area.[4]
- ^ a b "Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ^ Jones, Daniel (2003) [1917]. Collins, Beverley; Mees, Inger M. (eds.). An English Pronouncing Dictionary. Daniel Jones: Selected Works. Vol. 3. Routledge. p. 70. ISBN 9780415233392.
- ^ "Cobham Parish Council (Kent)". Cobham Parish Council (Kent).
- ^ "Conservation Area Appraisal" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 June 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2007.