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Dartford Marshes Kent Map

Traditional county: Kent · District / Borough: Dartford · Region: South East

Explore Dartford Marshes, Kent with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Dartford Marshes map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.

Interactive Map of Dartford Marshes, Kent

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PlaceDartford Marshes
Traditional CountyKent
District / BoroughDartford
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude51.466543
Longitude0.212994
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Dartford Marshes

Dartford Marshes stretches across a low-lying expanse where the Thames estuary breathes its salt-laden air into the reeds. It lies 1.6 miles west-north-west of Dartford (from Dartford: bearing 296°T, OS grid TQ 538 764). The landscape here is defined by a flat, industrial solitude, where the horizon is broken only by the distant geometry of power lines and the slow, rhythmic movement of the tides. To the north-east, the Dartford Salt Marshes offer a sanctuary of brackish pools that mirror the pale, shifting quality of the Kentish sky. A quiet tension exists between the encroaching modern infrastructure and the remnants of a harder, more utilitarian past. Nearby, the Crayford Dyke carves a dark, purposeful path through the silt, its waters reflecting the grey iron of the heavy clouds above. These wetlands serve as a rugged buffer, a place where the land refuses to be tamed by the suburban sprawl that presses against its edges. Dartford Marshes remains a stark, open threshold, holding the memory of high-tide floods and the cold, bracing wind that sweeps in from the sea.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Dartford Salt Marshes (Wetland) — 0.1 mi, 039° NE
  • Crayford Marshes (Wetland) — 0.3 mi, 290° WNW
  • Crayford Dyke (River) — 0.4 mi, 316° NW
  • Orchard Hospital (Historic Ruins) — 0.4 mi, 100° E
  • Howbury Moated Site (Scheduled Monument) — 0.6 mi, 279° W
  • Dartford Marsh Sewer (River) — 0.7 mi, 073° ENE
  • Erith Marshes Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery (Historic Ruins) — 0.7 mi, 322° NW
  • Enchanted Woodland (Park) — 1.0 mi, 128° SE
  • Geoffrey Whitworth Theatre (Theatre) — 1.2 mi, 231° SW
  • Purfleet Magazine (Scheduled Monument) — 1.4 mi, 033° NNE
  • Purfleet Heritage Centre (Museum) — 1.4 mi, 030° NNE
  • Orchard West Theatre (Theatre) — 1.4 mi, 175° S
  • A million years in Purfleet (Public Artwork) — 1.5 mi, 026° NNE
  • Church Hollow Park (Park) — 1.6 mi, 042° NE
  • Erith Deep Wharf (Attraction) — 1.6 mi, 311° NW
  • Dartford Borough Museum and Library (Museum) — 1.6 mi, 171° S
  • Beacon Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.7 mi, 054° NE
  • Purfleet Chalk Pits Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.1 mi, 057° ENE · 10 ha
  • Dovecote At High House, Purfleet (Scheduled Monument) — 2.1 mi, 066° ENE
  • Wansunt Pit Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.2 mi, 220° SW · 2 ha
  • Brooklands Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.2 mi, 169° S
  • Hall Place (Historic Park or Garden) — 2.6 mi, 237° WSW · 15 ha
  • Hall Place and Gardens (Attraction) — 2.6 mi, 241° WSW
  • Showcase Bluewater (Cinema) — 3.2 mi, 130° SE
  • Alexandra Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.3 mi, 065° ENE
  • Aveley Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.3 mi, 028° NNE
  • Great Mount (Hill / Mountain) — 3.5 mi, 199° SSW
  • Darenth Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 3.6 mi, 137° SE
  • Red House (Museum) — 3.6 mi, 258° WSW
  • Swanley Bottom (Valley) — 3.7 mi, 185° S

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About This Dartford Marshes Map Page

Explore Dartford Marshes, Kent, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.466543, 0.212994. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.

Page builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.