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Shorne is a village and
civil parishIn England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and in some places the lowest tier of local government, below districts and counties. A civil parish can alternatively be known as a town, village, neighbourhood or community by resolution of its parish council; and in a limited number of...
in the
GraveshamGravesham is a local government district and borough in the north-west of Kent, England. It has borders with The River Thames to the north; the city of Medway to the east; the borough of Tonbridge and Malling ; and the boroughs of Sevenoaks and Dartford to the west.Its council is based in...
District of
KentKent , originally Cantia, is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the River Thames estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent...
,
EnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the North Sea to the east, with the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The parish is located to the south-east of
GravesendGravesend 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...
; the village is three miles (4.8km) from the town.
The parish church is dedicated to St Peter and St Paul. Apart from the village itself, which is located north of the
A2 roadThe A2 is a major road in southern England, connecting London with the English Channel port of Dover in Kent. This route has always been of importance as a connection between the British capital of London and sea trade routes to Continental Europe...
, the settlement of
Shorne Ridgeway is also within the parish. On 7 July 2007 the Tour De France passed through Shorne along Gravesend Road.
Shorne is the home of Shorne Rangers FC, managed by Keith Wotton. They play in the Medway 'A' league. In the 08/09 season they won the MNYL cup, with a 4-1 victory over Milton and Fulston FC.
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