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The main part of the Dartford urban area, roughly corresponding to the pre-1974 borough, [29] is unparished, as is the Ebbsfleet area which was removed from the parish of Swanscombe and Greenhithe in 2019. [11] [30] Dartford, Greenhithe, Longfield and Swanscombe are all post towns.
Dartford became a market town in medieval times and, although today it is principally a commuter town for Greater London, it has a long history of religious, industrial and cultural importance. It is an important rail hub; the main through-road now by-passes the town itself.
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Proposed structural changes to local government in England were set out in the English devolution white paper published by the UK government on 16 December 2024. The white paper announced that where possible, there was a desire for existing two-tier area—where services are provided by both county councils and district councils—to be reorganised into a smaller number of unitary authorities ...
It found that between 2011 and 2023, reductions in the distance travelled by buses per person was 10 times higher in the top 10% most deprived areas compared with the top 10% least deprived areas.
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The area of the seat, remaining a combination of urban, suburban and a small rural population, has been gradually reduced through its territory being contributed to new constituencies, their county designation later being changed in 1965 to become part of the new county of Greater London, which adjoins Dartford.
Leyton Cross is a small semi-rural area in Kent, England, that largely falls within the parish of Wilmington in the borough of Dartford, although north of Oakfield Lane the area is administered directly by Dartford Borough Council. The boundaries of Leyton Cross are ill-defined but the residential area is generally said to include the ...