Southfleet

Southfleet
Southfleet is located in Kent
Southfleet
Southfleet
Location within Kent
Population918 2011 Census
OS grid referenceTQ615715
Civil parish
  • Southfleet
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGravesend
Postcode districtDA13
Dialling code01474
PoliceKent
FireKent
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Kent
51°24′58″N 0°19′15″E / 51.4160°N 0.3207°E / 51.4160; 0.3207

Southfleet is a small village and civil parish in the borough of Dartford in Kent, England. The village is located three miles southwest of Gravesend, while the parish includes within its boundaries the hamlets of Betsham and Westwood.

Southfleet takes its name from the River Fleet, a minor tributary of the River Thames. The water that supplied the river came from a place called Springhead, where there were watercress and oyster beds; the river then flowed through Southfleet, Ebbsfleet and Northfleet.