Shorne

Shorne is a village and civil parish in the borough of Gravesham in Kent, England. The parish lies 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Gravesend. Most of the land is well-drained but its marshes, the Shorne Marshes reach down to the Thames Estuary and are an SSSI amid the North Kent Marshes on the Hoo Peninsula proper.

Shorne

The old post office and the top of Crown Lane
Shorne
Location within Kent
Population2,487 (2011 Census including Thong)[1]
OS grid referenceTQ692710
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGravesend
Postcode districtDA12
Dialling code01474
PoliceKent
FireKent
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
UK Parliament

Contemporary Shorne
Village sign outside the old post office at Shorne

Demographics

According to the census results for 2001[2] there were 2,485 people in 1,028 households in the Parish of Shorne. Of those residents between the ages of 16 to 74, 60% had a higher qualification (at level 2 to 5) and 86% of the dwellings were owner occupied. The population of Shorne Parish at the 2011 census was 2487 residents in 1033 households.[2]

Transport

In April 2017, it was announced that the government choice for the Lower Thames Crossing was for a tunnel under the Thames between East Tilbury and Shorne.[3]

Places of interest

Much of upper Shorne is a conservation area with thirteen listed buildings and many others of interest. These include:[4]

Little St Katherine's
Little St. Katherine's at Shorne.

Pipes Place

Placed further up Forge Lane almost opposite Little St, Katherines. A local magistrate, Richard Parker lived on the site in 1642. Jarvis Maplesden the grandson of a local tanner purchased the house early in the 18th century along with twenty acres of land, which included St. Katharine's Chapel. Several generations of the Maplesden family lived in the house and there are gravestones bearing the Maplesden name still in the churchyard. The Maplesden family is responsible for its present build and design in the Georgian style. In about 1870 George Arnold, Mayor of Gravesend, bought and restored the ruined chapel.[5]

St Peter and St Paul Church
St Peter and St Paul's church at Shorne.

Other old buildings with character include

The war memorial
The war memorial at Shorne

Archaeology

Shorne Barrow (or tumulus) and Randalls Wood Barrow are two nearby ancient features.[6]

Randall Manor Dig – This is a 14th-century manor currently (2012) being excavated in Shorne Wood Country Park.[7]

Historic estates

Landmarks

Other views of Shorne
  • St Katherine's Chapel in Shorne.
  • Prospect (formerly Cobb) Cottage in Shorne.
  • The Old Vicarage in Shorne.
  • Smiths Cottage at the foot of Butchers Hill.
  • Shorne Methodist Chapel
  • Baptist Chapel, Shorne - now a private residence
  • Swedish timber-framed prefabricated houses at Shorne.

References
  1. "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  2. The Office for National Statistics
  3. BBC News online, 12.4.17
  4. Shorne Conservation Area Statement 1999 – Gravesham Borough Council
  5. Shorne: The History of a Kentish Village by A F Allen
  6. Map, The Megalithic Portal and Megalith. "World-wide Ancient Site Database, Photos and Prehistoric Archaeology News with geolocation : The Megalithic Portal and Megalith Map". www.megalithic.co.uk.
  7. "Randall Manor - Discover Gravesham". www.discovergravesham.co.uk.
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