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Cobham
Also known as: Cobham, Caint
Cobham — village in Kent, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Sole Street · 1.7 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Cobham is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 1,456 people. Address: DA12. Wikidata describes it as: "village in Kent, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.3898°, 0.4008°.
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Protected designations
- National Nature Reserve: NORTH KENT WOODS AND DOWNS
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Kent Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Cobham () is a village and civil parish 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, 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. Cobham is twinned with Baturyn in northern Ukraine. The twinning agreement was signed in a virtual ceremony on 11 March 2025.
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Background
History
Cobham parish has had several manors; one of which, Henhurst, was mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086, and in the Textus Roffensis as being part of the Rochester Bridge charter of c.975, so there has been a settlement in the parish since at least the 10th century. The parish of Cobham was originally within the ancient hundred of Shamwell. In 1132, Henry I gave Cobham church, which was then an annex of the church at Shorne, to Bermondsey Priory (later to become Bermondsey Abbey). The Cobham family was established here before the reign of King John of nearby Gravesend; in 1692 the custom was stopped that Gravesend paid to the lords of Cobham a yearly sum (a pontage) for the use of the…
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- Coordinates
- 51.3898, 0.4008
- County
- Kent
- District
- Gravesham
- Parish
- Cobham
- Postcode
- DA12
- Parliamentary constituency
- Gravesham
- Population
- 1,456
- Nearest railway station
- Sole Street — 1.7 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q949561 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Cobham, Kent (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Public House, Cobham, Kent - geograph.org.uk - 323974.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Cobham?
- Cobham is in Kent, London, United Kingdom (postcode DA12), in the parish of Cobham.
- Is Cobham a protected site?
- Yes — Cobham is part of the NORTH KENT WOODS AND DOWNS National Nature Reserve and the Kent Downs National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Cobham free to visit?
- Yes, Cobham is free to enter.
- How do I get to Cobham?
- The nearest railway station is Sole Street, about 1.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode DA12.