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Dartford

American  
[dahrt-ferd] / ˈdɑrt fərd /

noun

  1. a borough in Kent, S England, on the River Thames: Peasants' Revolt began here 1381.


Dartford British  
/ ˈdɑːtfəd /

noun

  1. a town in SE England, in NW Kent. Pop: 56 818 (2001)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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At one test site, just outside London near the Dartford Crossing, it has recorded an average of more than 1,000 of the ghost plates a day over several months.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

The Dartford college, in various guises, trained teachers until the 1980s.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

"We are here, we are Latinos, we are proud," says 19-year-old Grace from Dartford, who is half-Honduran.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026

The survey estimates the UK population of Dartford warblers at 4,100, up from 3,200 in 2006.

From BBC ● May 29, 2026

At Dartford he saw, for the first time, an English soldier.

From The Dover Road Annals of an Ancient Turnpike by Charles G. Harper

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