Gravesend
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Gravesend may refer to:
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Other meanings
Places in the United Kingdom:
- Gravesend, KentGravesend, KentGravesend is a town in northwest Kent, England, on the south bank of the Thames, opposite Tilbury in Essex. It is the administrative town of the Borough of Gravesham and, because of its geographical position, has always had an important role to play in the history and communications of this part of...
- Gravesend, HertfordshireGravesend, HertfordshireIn Hertfordshire, Gravesend is a hamlet of Albury, Hertfordshire, 400 metres west of Patmore Heath....
, a hamlet of Albury, Hertfordshire
Places in the USA and Australia:
- Gravesend, BrooklynGravesend, BrooklynGravesend is a neighborhood in the south-central section of the New York City borough of Brooklyn, USA.The derivation of the name is unclear. Some speculate that it was named after the English seaport of Gravesend, Kent. An alternative explanation suggests that it was named by Willem Kieft for the...
- Gravesend, New South WalesGravesend, New South WalesGravesend is a village on the North West Slopes of New South Wales, Australia. The town is located 25 km west of Warialda on the Gwydir Highway near the Gwydir River and in the Gwydir Shire Local Government Area, north of the state capital, Sydney. At the 2006 census, Gravesend and the...
Other meanings
- Gravesend (film)Gravesend (film)Gravesend is a 1997 criminal drama film directed by Salvatore Stabile.-Plot summary:Four friends from the ghetto get involved in a careless prank which goes badly wrong. As their weekend spirals out of control, they try to "fix" the situation with criminal acts and only succeed in making things...
, a 1997 criminal drama film - Gravesend (book), a 2009 fictional World War I book by A.M. Cochran