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Higham, Kent

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Higham is a large village, and electoral ward bordering the Hoo Peninsula, in Kent, between Gravesend and Rochester. [1]

33 relations: Charles Dickens, Charles Larkin, Churches Conservation Trust, Civil parish, Dickens Fellowship, Falstaff, Gads Hill Place, Gravesend, Gravesham, Henry III of England, Henry IV, Part 1, Higham railway station (Kent), Hoo Peninsula, Isle of Grain, Kent, Lower Thames Crossing, Mary, mother of Jesus, National Cycle Route 1, Ned Poins, North Kent Line, Parish church, Prince Hal, Reform Act 1832, Rochester, Kent, Shorne Wood Country Park, St Mary's Church, Higham, Stephen, King of England, Strood, Thames and Medway Canal, Thames Estuary Airport, United Kingdom census, 2001, Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom, William Shakespeare.

Charles Dickens

Charles John Huffam Dickens (7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English writer and social critic.

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Charles Larkin

Charles Larkin (1775–1833) was an auctioneer and electoral reformer from Rochester, South East England.

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Churches Conservation Trust

The Churches Conservation Trust is a UK charity whose purpose is to protect historic churches at risk in England.

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Civil parish

In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority.

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Dickens Fellowship

The Dickens Fellowship was founded in 1902, and is an international association of people from all walks of life who share an interest in the life and works of Victorian era novelist Charles Dickens.

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Falstaff

Sir John Falstaff is a fictional character who is mentioned in four plays by William Shakespeare and appears on stage in three of them.

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Gads Hill Place

Gads Hill Place in Higham, Kent, sometimes spelt Gadshill Place and Gad's Hill Place, was the country home of Charles Dickens, the most successful British author of the Victorian era.

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Gravesend

Gravesend is an ancient town in northwest Kent, England, situated 21 miles (35 km) east-southeast of Charing Cross (central London) on the south bank of the Thames Estuary and opposite Tilbury in Essex.

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Gravesham

Gravesham is a local government district with borough status in north-west Kent, England.

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Henry III of England

Henry III (1 October 1207 – 16 November 1272), also known as Henry of Winchester, was King of England, Lord of Ireland, and Duke of Aquitaine from 1216 until his death.

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Henry IV, Part 1

Henry IV, Part 1 is a history play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written no later than 1597.

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Higham railway station (Kent)

Higham railway station is in the hamlet of Lower Higham in north Kent.

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Hoo Peninsula

The Hoo Peninsula is a peninsula in Kent, England (United Kingdom) separating the estuaries of the rivers Thames and Medway.

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Isle of Grain

St James, Isle of Grain (Old English Greon meaning gravel) is a village and the easternmost point of the Hoo Peninsula within the district of Medway in Kent.

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Kent

Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties.

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Lower Thames Crossing

The Lower Thames Crossing, or Third Thames Crossing, is a proposed new crossing of the Thames estuary linking the county of Kent with the county of Essex through Thurrock.

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Mary, mother of Jesus

Mary was a 1st-century BC Galilean Jewish woman of Nazareth, and the mother of Jesus, according to the New Testament and the Quran.

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National Cycle Route 1

The cycle-path is located in the United Kingdom.

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Ned Poins

Edward "Ned" Poins, generally referred to as "Poins", is a fictional character who appears in two plays by Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part 1 and Henry IV, Part 2.

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North Kent Line

The North Kent Line is a railway which runs from a junction of Britain's South East Main Line, east of St Johns railway station, Greater London to a point south-west of station by the River Medway in Medway where it links to the Chatham Main Line.

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Parish church

A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish.

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Prince Hal

Prince Hal is the standard term used in literary criticism to refer to Shakespeare's portrayal of the young Henry V of England as a prince before his accession to the throne, taken from the diminutive form of his name used in the plays almost exclusively by Falstaff.

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Reform Act 1832

The Representation of the People Act 1832 (known informally as the 1832 Reform Act, Great Reform Act or First Reform Act to distinguish it from subsequent Reform Acts) was an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom (indexed as 2 & 3 Will. IV c. 45) that introduced wide-ranging changes to the electoral system of England and Wales.

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Rochester, Kent

Rochester is a town and was a historic city in the unitary authority of Medway in Kent, England.

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Shorne Wood Country Park

Shorne Wood Country Park is in Gravesend, Kent, England.

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St Mary's Church, Higham

St Mary's Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Higham, Kent, England.

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Stephen, King of England

Stephen (Étienne; – 25 October 1154), often referred to as Stephen of Blois, was King of England from 1135 to his death, as well as Count of Boulogne from 1125 until 1147 and Duke of Normandy from 1135 until 1144.

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Strood

Strood is a town in the unitary authority of Medway in Kent, South East England.

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Thames and Medway Canal

The Thames and Medway Canal is a disused canal in Kent, south east England, also known as the Gravesend and Rochester Canal.

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Thames Estuary Airport

A new Thames Estuary Airport has been proposed at various times since the 1940s.

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United Kingdom census, 2001

A nationwide census, known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001.

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Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom

The wards and electoral divisions in the United Kingdom are electoral districts at sub-national level represented by one or more councillors.

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William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare (26 April 1564 (baptised)—23 April 1616) was an English poet, playwright and actor, widely regarded as both the greatest writer in the English language, and the world's pre-eminent dramatist.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higham,_Kent

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