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Gravesend

American

[greyvz-end] / ˌgreɪvzˈɛnd /

noun

a seaport in NW Kent, in SE England, on the Thames River: incorporated into Gravesham 1974.

Gravesend British

/ ˌɡreɪvzˈɛnd /

noun

a river port in SE England, in NW Kent on the Thames. Pop: 53 045 (2001)

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Three ships—the Bona Speranza, the Edward Bonaventure, and the Bona Confidentia—set out from Gravesend, England seeking “discoverie of new trades northe warde” in Russia.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

Merseyside Police said the 37-year-old, from Gravesend in Kent, had been charged with disrupting a person engaged in a lawful activity.

From BBC • Nov. 2, 2025

Tony Warren, a beekeeper in Gravesend, Kent, was so concerned he set up his own alert group.

From BBC • Sep. 6, 2024

Last year the Guru Nanak Darbar Gurdwara in Gravesend, Kent, issued a warning about fraudsters impersonating them in social media posts which made false promises of visas and jobs.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2024

Gravesend had been swallowed by a heavy, chilled night, the kind that could have foreshadowed snow.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

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