Kent
Kent | |||
Location Map ( geo) | |||
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Primary Destinations | |||
Ashford • Bexleyheath • Blackwall Tunnels • Bromley • Canterbury • Channel Tunnel • Dover • Dartford Crossing • Folkestone • Lewisham • Maidstone • Margate • Ramsgate • Sevenoaks • Sheerness • Thamesport • Tunbridge Wells • Woolwich | |||
Other Important Destinations | |||
Chatham • Dartford • Faversham • Gillingham • Gravesend • Greenwich • Orpington • Rochester • Sandwich • Sittingbourne • Strood • Swanley • Tenterden • Tonbridge | |||
Current Highway Authorities | |||
Bexley LBC • Bromley LBC • Greenwich RBC • Kent County Council • Lewisham LBC • Medway Council • Newham LBC • Southwark LBC | |||
Borders | |||
Essex • Middlesex • Surrey • Sussex | |||
National Highways Roads | |||
M2 • M20 • M25 • M26 • A2 • A20 • A21 • A249 • A259 • A282 • A2070 | |||
Transport for London Roads | |||
A2 • A20 • A21 • A102 • A117 • A205 • A232 • A1020 • A2204 | |||
Kent is a county in southeast England and is the closest county to France. It includes much of what is now generally considered as southeast London.
Most non-trunk roads within the traditional county are maintained by Kent County Council and Medway Council, whilst those areas covered by the Greater London Authority are maintained by the relevant London Boroughs and Transport for London.
Geography & Economy
The county is bordered in the north and east by the River Thames and the sea (with the exception of North Woolwich which is on the left bank of the Thames); the county is therefore heavily influenced by its proximity to London and to continental Europe. It contains some of the country's largest ports, such as Sheerness and Dover, as well as earlier defences to keep foreign invaders out. However, the majority of Kent is rural, with the county known as the Garden of England. The coast was at one time less well defined than it is now. Kent still has a genuine island, Sheppey, which is linked to the mainland by two bridges, but other areas known as islands, such as Grain and Thanet, are no longer surrounded by sea.
The north of the county remains industrialised, although the traditional industry of paper making has been reduced and coal mining no longer takes place. The county town of Maidstone is important for retail, as is the Bluewater development near Dartford. Canterbury Cathedral is the seat of the head of the Anglican Communion.
Roads
The majority of major roads in Kent radiate from London or the larger centres of population, with the rest of the county enjoying a good network. Only in the area of the North Downs is transport more difficult. National Highways maintain Kent's four motorways, the M2, M20, M25 and M26, along with their link roads such as the A2 and A282. They also maintain the A249 to Sheerness and two separate routes towards Hastings. Most of the non-trunk roads in Kent are maintained by Kent County Council, whilst roads in the Medway Towns and Hoo Peninsula are maintained by Medway Council. Those areas covered by the Greater London Authority are maintained by the relevant London Borough Councils and Transport for London; the latter's roads include the A2, A20 and A21 radials along with the A102 (former A102(M)) from the Blackwall Tunnel and the A205 South Circular; this connects via the Woolwich Ferry to the A117 in North Woolwich.
Route | From | To | Length | |
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M2 | Strood | Brenley Corner | 25.5 miles | View |
M20 | Swanley | Folkestone | 52 miles | View |
M25 | Fleet Downs, near Dartford | Thurrock | 117 miles | View |
M26 | Chevening | Wrotham | 10 miles | View |
Ringway 3 | Bushey, Hertfordshire | Bushey, Hertfordshire | 103 miles | View |
Ringway 4 | Chevening | Navestock | 126 miles | View |
A2(M) | Kidbrooke | Falconwood | 3 miles | View |
A2(M) | Strood | Brenley Corner | 25.5 miles | View |
A20(M) | Aylesford | Eyhone Street | 7 miles | View |
A21(M) | Fort Halstead | Chipstead | 2.2 miles | View |
A102(M) | Blackwall Tunnels | Kidbrooke Park | 2 miles | View |
A2 | London | Dover | 72.1 miles | View |
A20 | London | Dover | 71.2 miles | View |
A21 | Lewisham | Hastings | 58.6 miles | View |
A25 | Wrotham Heath | Guildford | 45.3 miles | View |
A26 | Maidstone | Newhaven | 49 miles | View |
A28 | Margate | Baldslow | 58.3 miles | View |
A102 | Lower Clapton | Blackheath | 6.9 miles | View |
A112 | Waltham Abbey | North Woolwich | 15.1 miles | View |
A117 | Aldersbrook | Woolwich Ferry | 5.1 miles | View |
A200 | London Bridge | Greenwich | 4.1 miles | View |
A205 | Woolwich Ferry | Chiswick Roundabout | 21.5 miles | View |
A206 | Deptford | Greenhithe | 15.9 miles | View |
A207 | Charlton | Dartford | 7.5 miles | View |
A208 | Eltham | Orpington | 7 miles | View |
A209 | Plumstead | Welling | 1.8 miles | View |
A210 | Eltham | Danson Park | 4.2 miles | View |
A211 | Eltham | Ruxley | 4 miles | View |
A212 | Catford | Addington | 10.3 miles | View |
A213 | Sydenham | Broad Green, Croydon | 4.6 miles | View |
A214 | Wandsworth | West Wickham | 10.8 miles | View |
A220 | Bexley | Erith | 2.8 miles | View |
A221 | Sidcup | Bexleyheath | 2.9 miles | View |
A222 | Bexley | Croydon | 14.1 miles | View |
A223 | Crayford | Green Street Green | 9.0 miles | View |
A224 | Foots Cray | Sevenoaks | 12.2 miles | View |
A225 | Dartford | Sevenoaks | 16 miles | View |
A226 | Dartford | Strood | 15.7 miles | View |
A227 | Gravesend | Tonbridge | 20 miles | View |
A228 | Isle of Grain | Pembury | 33.1 miles | View |
A229 | Rochester | Hurst Green | 28.9 miles | View |
A230 | Horsted | Chatham | 1.92 miles | View |
A231 | Chatham | Gillingham | 3.1 miles | View |
A232 | Orpington | Ewell | 17.2 miles | View |
A233 | Bromley | Westerham | 9.4 miles | View |
A234 | Crystal Palace | Beckenham | 2.2 miles | View |
A249 | Maidstone | Sheerness | 18.6 miles | View |
A250 | Sheppey | Sheerness | 3 miles | View |
A251 | Ashford | Faversham | 11.6 miles | View |
A252 | Charing | Chilham | 8.7 miles | View |
A253 | Sarre | Monkton | 1.8 miles | View |
A254 | Margate | Ramsgate | 4.0 miles | View |
A255 | Margate | Chilton, Ramsgate | 6.8 miles | View |
A256 | Dover | St Peters, Kent | 22.1 miles | View |
A257 | Canterbury | Sandwich | 11.1 miles | View |
A258 | Dover | Sandwich | 13.5 miles | View |
A259 | Folkestone | Havant | 120 miles | View |
A260 | Folkestone Harbour | Barham | 10.7 miles | View |
A261 | Newingreen | Hythe | 2.3 miles | View |
A262 | London Beach | Lamberhurst | 14 miles | View |
A263 | Pembury | Royal Tunbridge Wells | 2.4 miles | View |
A264 | Pembury | Five Oaks | 27.9 miles | View |
A267 | Royal Tunbridge Wells | Horsebridge | 20.6 miles | View |
A268 | Rye | Flimwell | 16.9 miles | View |
A274 | Biddenden | Shepway | 12.3 miles | View |
A278 | Rainham | Bredhurst | 2.5 miles | View |
A282 | Thurrock | Fleet Downs, near Dartford | 5.2 miles | View |
A285 | Maidstone Road | The Hill | 0.4 miles | View |
A289 | Strood | Gillingham | 9.1 miles | View |
A290 | Canterbury | Whitstable | 5.5 miles | View |
A291 | Sturry | Eddington | 4.5 miles | View |
A292 | Repton Park, Ashford | Willesborough | 2.9 miles | View |
A292 | Maidstone Road | The Hill | View | |
A292 | Maidstone Road | Canterbury Road | 0.4 miles | View |
A295 | Dartford | Oxleas Wood | 5 miles | View |
A296 | New Town, Dartford | Bean | 3.0 miles | View |
A299 | Brenley Corner, Faversham | Ramsgate Harbour | 24.1 miles | View |
A1010 | Barking Road, Canning Town | Pier Road, North Woolwich | 3.2 miles | View |
A2000 | Crayford | Slade Green | 1.0 mile | View |
A2001 | High Street | Elm Road | 0.2 miles | View |
A2005 | Wincheap | Northgate | 0.7 miles | View |
A2006 | High Street | King Street | 0.6 miles | View |
A2007 | High Street | Folkestone Road | 0.1 miles | View |
A2008 | Dymchurch Road | Military Road | 0.1 miles | View |
A2009 | Biddenden Road | Ashford Road | 0.2 miles | View |
A2011 | Ditton | Bearsted | 7.0 miles | View |
A2012 | Orpington | Orpington Bypass | 0.5 miles | View |
A2012 | Beckton | Thamesmead | 2.5 miles | View |
A2013 | London Road | White Post Hill | 0.8 miles | View |
A2014 | Quarry Hill Road, Tonbridge | Tonbridge By-Pass | 0.8 miles | View |
A2014 | Wrotham (W) | Wrotham (E) | 1.0 mile | View |
A2015 | Bromley Road, Southend, Catford | High Street, Beckenham | 1.6 miles | View |
A2016 | Plumstead | Erith | 5.1 miles | View |
A2017 | High Street | Frindsbury Road | 0.2 miles | View |
A2018 | Bexley | Dartford | 2.8 miles | View |
A2020 | British Legion Village | Eyhorne Street | 7.0 miles | View |
A2022 | West Wickham | Epsom | 13.5 miles | View |
A2026 | Bob Dunn Way | Westgate Road | 1.1 miles | View |
A2028 | Morants Court Cross | Sevenoaks | 3.3 miles | View |
A2033 | Earl's Avenue | Morrison Road | 2.2 miles | View |
A2034 | A20/M20 Castle Hill Interchange | Folkestone town centre | 1.68 miles | View |
A2035 | Star Hill | Luton Arches | 1.3 miles | View |
A2039 | Harbledown | Canterbury | 1.8 miles | View |
A2041 | Thamesmead | Lesnes Abbey Woods | 3.0 miles | View |
A2042 | Kennington | Park Farm | 4.6 miles | View |
A2045 | Walderslade | Lords Wood | 2.1 miles | View |
A2050 | Harbledown | Bridge | 4.6 miles | View |
A2052 | Charlton | Millennium Dome | 2.6 miles | View |
A2056 | Greenwich | ??? | View | |
A2066 | View | |||
A2067 | View | |||
A2068 | View | |||
A2070 | Brenzett | Kennington | 13.5 miles | View |
A2079 | Lacton Interchange | Kennington | 1.9 miles | View |
A2203 | East Greenwich | Blackwall Tunnel Approach Road | 0.5 miles | View |
A2204 | Woolwich High Street/Church Street | Woolwich Ferry | 0.1 miles | View |
A2209 | Deptford | Deptford Bridge | 0.4 miles | View |
A2210 | Deptford Bridge | Lewisham | 0.9 miles | View |
A2211 | Greenwich | Lewisham | 1.0 mile | View |
A2212 | Lee Green | Bromley | 3.6 miles | View |
A2212 | Lewisham High Street | Lee High Road | 0.1 miles | View |
A2213 | Kidbrooke | Eltham | 1.5 miles | View |
A2216 | Denmark Hill | Sydenham | 4.0 miles | View |
A2218 | Southend | Bell Green | 1.1 miles | View |
A2260 | Northfleet | Spring Head | 0.9 miles | View |
A2310 | Chatham Dockyard, Brompton | Medway Tunnel | 0.6 miles | View |
A2500 | Cowstead Farm | Eastchurch | 3.8 miles | View |
A2990 | Clapham Hill, Whitstable | Greenhill, Herne Bay | 6.0 miles | View |
B206 | Surrey Quays | Evelyn Street | 1.1 miles | View |
B207 | Surrey Quays | New Cross | 1.3 miles | View |
B208 | Creek Road, Greenwich | Greenwich High Road | 0.38 miles | View |
B209 | Greenwich | Blackheath | 0.6 miles | View |
B210 | Woolwich | Blackheath | 3.1 miles | View |
B211 | Vanbrugh Park | Shooters Hill | 0.5 miles | View |
B212 | Lee Green | Vanbrugh Park | 1.6 miles | View |
B213 | Bostall Woods | Belvedere | 3.0 miles | View |
B218 | New Cross | Forest Hill | 2.4 miles | View |
B220 | Lewisham | Blackheath Station | 0.8 miles | View |
B221 | Catford | Lee | 1.6 miles | View |
B226 | Grove Park Station | Mottingham | 1.3 miles | View |
B226 | Catford | Forest Hill | 1.3 miles | View |
B227 | Forest Hill | Bell Green | 1.1 miles | View |
B228 | Hayes Lane | Kentish Way | 1.6 miles | View |
B230 | Beckenham | Eden Park | 1.8 miles | View |
B236 | Brockley | Lewisham | 0.9 miles | View |
B238 | Peckham Rye | Honor Oak Park | 1.5 miles | View |
B245 | Sevenoaks Weald | Tonbridge | 4.0 miles | View |
B250 | Lessness Heath | Belvedere | 0.5 miles | View |
B251 | Beckenham | Hayes | 2.5 miles | View |
B251 | Pembroke Road | Bexley Road | 0.6 miles | View |
B252 | Bexley Road | South Road | 0.4 miles | View |
B253 | Belvedere | Bronze Age Way | 0.5 miles | View |
B253 | Crayford High Street | Watling Street | 0.5 miles | View |
B254 | Dartford | River Darent | 0.4 miles | View |
B255 | Greenhithe | Longfield | 4.6 miles | View |
B256 | Overcliffe, Gravesend | Bath Street, Gravesend | 0.3 miles | View |
B257 | King Street | Town Pier | 0.2 miles | View |
B258 | Dartford | St Mary Cray | 7.6 miles | View |
B259 | Swanscombe | Belsham | 1.1 miles | View |
B260 | Dartford | Meopham | 7.4 miles | View |
B261 | Northfleet | Westcourt | 2.2 miles | View |
B262 | Green Street Green | Thames Way, Northfleet | 3.3 miles | View |
B263 | Eltham | Chislehurst | 2.4 miles | View |
B264 | Widmore | Chislehurst | 2.0 miles | View |
B265 | Bickley | Keston Common | 4.1 miles | View |
B266 | Crystal Palace | Penge | 1.3 miles | View |
B268 | West Wickham (Coney Hall) | Sanderstead | 3.9 miles | View |
B269 | South Croydon | Four Elms | 14.5 miles | View |
B292 | Bexleyheath | Black Prince | 0.8 miles | View |
B2000 | Strood | Cliffe | 4.0 miles | View |
B2001 | Grain Crossing | Grain | 2.2 miles | View |
B2002 | High Street | Frindsbury Road | 0.5 miles | View |
B2003 | Globe Lane | High Street | 0.4 miles | View |
B2004 | Brompton | Rainham | 5.2 miles | View |
B2005 | Sittingbourne | Iwade bypass | 1.9 miles | View |
B2006 | Sittingbourne | Bobbing | 1.8 miles | View |
B2007 | Queenborough (East) | Queenborough (North) | 1.2 miles | View |
B2008 | Halfway Houses | Eastchurch | 3.6 miles | View |
B2009 | Thong | Meopham | 3.2 miles | View |
B2009 | View | |||
B2010 | Maidstone | Yalding | 5.9 miles | View |
B2010 | Rochester | Chatham | 1.4 miles | View |
B2011 | Folkestone | Dover | 5.9 miles | View |
B2011 | Ditton | Bearsted | 6.9 miles | View |
B2012 | White Rabbit roundabout | Sittingbourne Road | 0.7 miles | View |
B2013 | Loose Road | High Street | 0.8 miles | View |
B2014 | Northwood | St Lawrence | 1.1 miles | View |
B2014 | West Malling | Larkfield | 1.2 miles | View |
B2015 | Hale Street | Wateringbury | 2.5 miles | View |
B2016 | Wrotham Heath | Mereworth | 3.4 miles | View |
B2017 | Tonbridge | Paddock Wood | 4.7 miles | View |
B2018 | Sevenoaks Road | Maidstone Road | 0.36 miles | View |
B2019 | High Street, Sevenoaks | Seal Road, Greatness | 1.4 miles | View |
B2020 | Sevenoaks railway station | Dartford Road | 0.4 miles | View |
B2021 | High Street | Hadlow Road | 0.2 miles | View |
B2022 | Mount Ephraim | Calverley Road | 0.6 miles | View |
B2023 | Mount Sion | Calverley Park, Tunbridge Wells | 0.76 miles | View |
B2024 | Titsey | Westerham | 3.7 miles | View |
B2026 | Westerham | Maresfield | 19.6 miles | View |
B2027 | Edenbridge | Hildenborough | 9.7 miles | View |
B2028 | Haywards Heath | Den Cross, near Marsh Green | 20.4 miles | View |
B2040 | Ospringe | Preston | 2.2 miles | View |
B2041 | Canterbury Road | East Street | 0.7 miles | View |
B2042 | Bessels Green | Four Elms | 6.2 miles | View |
B2042 | Whitstable | Canterbury | 5.4 miles | View |
B2043 | West Gate | Military Road | 0.46 miles | View |
B2044 | Herne Bay | Sturry | 5.4 miles | View |
B2044 | Dover Road | Kingsdown Road | 0.4 miles | View |
B2045 | Faversham(W) | Oare | 1.2 miles | View |
B2045 | Herne Bay | Upstreet | 5.2 miles | View |
B2046 | Barham | Wingham | 5.1 miles | View |
B2047 | Monkton | Minster | 2.2 miles | View |
B2048 | Birchington | Stonelees | 5.3 miles | View |
B2049 | Acol | Margate | 3.4 miles | View |
B2050 | Birchington | Ramsgate | 5.3 miles | View |
B2051 | Margate | Northdown | 2.9 miles | View |
B2051 | Westgate-on-Sea | Woodchurch | 0.7 miles | View |
B2052 | Westbrook | Broadstairs | 6.1 miles | View |
B2053 | Northdown | Broadstairs Station | 1.7 miles | View |
B2053 | Broadstairs | Westwood | 1.8 miles | View |
B2054 | Nethercourt Hill | Boundary Road | 2.1 miles | View |
B2055 | High Street | Cliff Terrace | 1.0 mile | View |
B2055 | Harnet Street | High Street | 0.1 miles | View |
B2056 | London Road, Upper Deal | Dover Road, Walmer | 1.1 miles | View |
B2057 | Lower Walmer | Ringwould | 3.1 miles | View |
B2058 | St. Margaret's Bay | Martin Mill | 3.0 miles | View |
B2059 | Crabble Hill | Castle Hill Road | 1.1 miles | View |
B2060 | Hawkinge | Lydden Hill | 9.1 miles | View |
B2061 | Black Bull Road | Dover Road | 0.3 miles | View |
B2062 | Black Bull Road | Cheriton Road | 0.4 miles | View |
B2063 | Seabrook Road | Cheriton High Street | 2.1 miles | View |
B2064 | Cheriton | Folkestone | 1.8 miles | View |
B2065 | Bishopsbourne | Hythe | 13.5 miles | View |
B2066 | Dymchurch Road | East Street | 0.5 miles | View |
B2067 | Tenterden | Lympne (N) | 16.5 miles | View |
B2068 | Canterbury | Stanford | 12.9 miles | View |
B2069 | Smeeth | Bonnington | 3.4 miles | View |
B2070 | Ashford | New Romney | 14.0 miles | View |
B2071 | New Romney | Littlestone-on-Sea | 1.1 miles | View |
B2072 | Chart Road | Canterbury Road | 0.4 miles | View |
B2073 | Elwick Road | High Street | 0.1 miles | View |
B2074 | Chart Road | Station Road | 0.9 miles | View |
B2075 | New Romney | Lydd | 3.0 miles | View |
B2076 | Old Romney | Lydd | 3.4 miles | View |
B2077 | Leaveland | Standen | 13.8 miles | View |
B2078 | Shepway | Biddenden | 12.3 miles | View |
B2079 | Stile Bridge | Flimwell | 11.0 miles | View |
B2080 | Tenterden | Brenzett | 9.9 miles | View |
B2081 | Brenzett | Snave | 1.5 miles | View |
B2082 | Tenterden | Playden | 9.0 miles | View |
B2083 | Cranbrook Common | Sissinghurst | 0.5 miles | View |
B2084 | Brandfold (S) | Goudhurst | 0.72 miles | View |
B2085 | Iden Green | Hartley | 2.0 miles | View |
B2086 | Hartley | Rolvenden | 5.9 miles | View |
B2097 | Bridgewood | Rochester | 3.3 miles | View |
B2100 | Crowborough | Lamberhurst | 12.7 miles | View |
B2108 | Strood | Wainscott | 2.4 miles | View |
B2110 | Lower Beeding | Langton Green(W) | 27.9 miles | View |
B2142 | Nunhead | Brockley | 0.8 miles | View |
B2156 | Capstone Road, Chatham | Albemarle Road | 2.1 miles | View |
B2158 | Farnborough Common | Green Street Green | 1.2 miles | View |
B2158 | Brenley Corner | Graveney Road / Whitstable Road | 0.5 miles | View |
B2159 | High Street | Globe Lane | 0.2 miles | View |
B2160 | Kipping's Cross | Beltring | 5.2 miles | View |
B2161 | Paddock Wood | Five Oak Green | 1.5 miles | View |
B2162 | Lamberhurst | Nettlestead Green | 12.3 miles | View |
B2163 | Teston | Leeds | 9.9 miles | View |
B2164 | Kennington | Willesborough Lees | 2.7 miles | View |
B2168 | Bromley Road | Manor Road | 0.07 miles | View |
B2168 | Lydd Road | Dymchurch Road | 0.8 miles | View |
B2169 | Tunbridge Wells | Lamberhurst | 6.5 miles | View |
B2170 | Sandgate | Shorncliffe Camp | 0.66 miles | View |
B2173 | Ruxley | Swanley Interchange | 3.6 miles | View |
B2174 | Dartford | Crayford | 1.5 miles | View |
B2174 | Stone | Darenth Wood | 1.5 miles | View |
B2175 | Northfleet | Rosherville | 1.5 miles | View |
B2176 | Chiddingstone Causeway | Southborough | 5.3 miles | View |
B2186 | Crayford | Barnes Cray | 0.9 miles | View |
B2187 | Orpington | Locksbottom | 2.1 miles | View |
B2188 | Penshurst | Camp Hill | 11.6 miles | View |
B2189 | Wilsley Green | Goddard's Green | 1.2 miles | View |
B2190 | Minster (N) | Manston Airport | 1.5 miles | View |
B2200 | The Brent | Fleet Downs | 0.9 miles | View |
B2205 | Clapham Hill | Eddington | 7.8 miles | View |
B2206 | Herne Bay | Broomfield | 1.0 mile | View |
B2210 | Bexley | Old Bexley | 1.2 miles | View |
B2211 | Morants Court Cross | Sundridge | 2.3 miles | View |
B2212 | Westmoreland Road | Hayes Lane | 0.5 miles | View |
B2213 | Blackfen Road | Rochester Way | 0.3 miles | View |
B2214 | Avery Hill | Sidcup | 1.5 miles | View |
B2228 | Stone DA2 | Littlebrook | 0.71 miles | View |
B2229 | Chart Road | Romney Marsh Road | 1.7 miles | View |
B2231 | Swale Station | Leysdown-on-Sea | 5.8 miles | View |
B2232 | Aylesford | Wrotham Heath | 6.6 miles | View |
B2244 | Hawkhurst | Sedlescombe | 8.2 miles | View |
B2245 | High Street | Maison Dieu Road | 0.14 miles | View |
B2246 | Barming | Royal British Legion Village | 1.9 miles | View |
B2248 | Northgate | St Dunstan's Street | 0.89 miles | View |
B2249 | Royal Tunbridge Wells Town Centre | Pembury Road/Kingswood Road | 0.3 miles | View |
B2260 | Tonbridge School | Tonbridge Station | 0.7 miles | View |
B2500 | The Brent | Fleet Estate | 0.9 miles | View |
T4 | London | Dover | View | |
T34 | London | Dover | View | |
T37 | Folkestone | Honiton | View |
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