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In the 15th century, two kings of England became part of the town's history. Henry V marched through Dartford in November 1415 with his troops after fighting the French at the Battle of Agincourt; in 1422 Henry's body was taken to Holy Trinity Church by Edmund Lacey, Bishop of Exeter, who conducted a funeral.
Jan 13, 2024 · During the 15th century, Dartford was graced by the presence of two English monarchs, leaving an indelible mark on its history. In the aftermath of the Battle of Agincourt, Henry V led his troops through Dartford in November 1415.
Dartford comes from the Old English ‘ford’ as a ‘ford’ combined with a river name; therefore, a ‘ford over the River Darent’ – a Celtic name meaning ‘river where oak-trees grow. The Domesday Book records Dartford as Tarentefort.
Oct 1, 2016 · Archaeologists have dated this church to the ninth century. The existence of an earlier church is confirmed by the Domesday Book of 1086, the first written record of Holy Trinity, which list a church and three chapels in Dartford.
Jul 29, 2024 · Because of its location on the main route between London and the mainland of Europe, Dartford has been associated with many events in British history. Isabella, sister of Henry III , was married by proxy there to the Holy Roman emperor Frederick II in 1235.
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Some of the iron made in the Kentish Weald found its way to Dartford where, in 1590, Godfrey Box, an immigrant from Liege, set up the first slitting mill in England for cutting iron bars into rods. The engineering industry at Dartford claims a long ancestry. Dartford was also a pioneer town in paper-making.
The Domesday Book entry for Dartford compiled by the Norman invaders in 1086 reveals that the royal manor of TARENTFORT (Dartford) was a small but thriving agricultural community supporting a population of approximately 150 families. The manor of Dartford comprised a mixture of arable land, meadow, pasture and woodland.
