Gravesend

Gravesend is an historic town in northwest Kent, England, located 35 km east-southeast of Charing Cross principal London at the south financial institution of the Thames Estuary and opposite Tilbury in Essex. Located in the diocese of Rochester, it's miles the administrative centre of the Borough of Gravesham. Its geographical situation has given Gravesend strategic importance during the maritime and communications records of South East England.

A Thames Gateway commuter metropolis, it retains robust hyperlinks with the River Thames, not least through the Port of London Authority Pilot Station and has witnessed rejuvenation since the appearance of High Speed 1 rail services through Gravesend railway station. Gravesend has an oceanic weather similar to a great deal of southern England, being accorded Köppen Climate Classification-subtype of "Cfb" Marine West Coast Climate.

On 10 August 2003, Gravesend recorded one of the highest temperatures considering the fact that records started inside the United Kingdom, with a analyzing of 38.1 °C only overwhelmed by using Brogdale, close to Faversham, forty two km to the ESE. The Brogdale climate station, that's run by means of a volunteer, most effective reviews its information once a month; Gravesend, which has a Met Office website online, reports its statistics each hour.