Ridham Dock, the Glossary
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29 relations: A249 road, Bowaters Paper Railway, Civil parish, Counties of England, Dock, Finland, Isle of Sheppey, Iwade, Kemsley, Kemsley Paper Mill, Kent, Kent Messenger, Kingsferry Bridge, Light railway, M2 motorway (Great Britain), M20 motorway, Metsä Board, Milton Creek, MVV Energie, North Sea flood of 1953, Rexam, Royal Navy, Sheerness line, Sheerness Steelworks, Sheppey Crossing, Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne and Kemsley Light Railway, The Swale, World War I.
- Ports and harbours of Kent
- Transport in Swale
A249 road
The A249 is a road in Kent, England, running from Maidstone to Sheerness on the Isle of Sheppey.
Bowaters Paper Railway
The Bowaters Paper Railway was a narrow gauge industrial railway running from Sittingbourne to Ridham Dock on The Swale in the county of Kent. Ridham Dock and Bowaters Paper Railway are Transport in Swale.
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Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government.
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Counties of England
The counties of England are a type of subdivision of England.
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Dock
The word dock in American English refers to one or a group of human-made structures that are involved in the handling of boats or ships (usually on or near a shore).
Finland
Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe.
Isle of Sheppey
The Isle of Sheppey is an island off the northern coast of Kent, England, neighbouring the Thames Estuary, centred from central London.
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Iwade
Iwade is a village and civil parish north of the town of Sittingbourne in the English county of Kent.
Kemsley
Kemsley, once a separate village, is now a suburb of Sittingbourne in Kent, England.
Kemsley Paper Mill
Kemsley Paper Mill is a paper mill located in the village of Kemsley near Sittingbourne in the English county of Kent.
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Kent
Kent is a county in the South East England region, the closest county to continental Europe.
Kent Messenger
The Kent Messenger is a weekly newspaper serving the mid-Kent area.
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Kingsferry Bridge
The Kingsferry Bridge is a combined road and railway vertical-lift bridge which connects the Isle of Sheppey to mainland Kent in South East England.
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Light railway
A light railway is a railway built at lower costs and to lower standards than typical "heavy rail": it uses lighter-weight track, and may have more steep gradients and tight curves to reduce civil engineering costs.
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M2 motorway (Great Britain)
The M2 is a long motorway in Kent, England, and was built to bypass a section of the A2 road in Kent, which goes through the Medway Towns, Sittingbourne, and Faversham.
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M20 motorway
The M20 is a motorway in Kent, England.
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Metsä Board
Metsä Board Oyj, previously known as M-real Corporation, is a European producer of fresh fibre paperboards including folding boxboards, food service boards and white kraftliners.
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Milton Creek
Milton Creek, is a waterway in Columbia County, Oregon, United States.
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MVV Energie
MVV Energie AG (MVV Energy) is a publicly listed company based in Mannheim and one of Germany's leading energy suppliers, operating in both Germany as well as Europe.
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North Sea flood of 1953
The 1953 North Sea flood (Watersnoodramp) was a major flood caused by a heavy storm surge that struck the Netherlands, north-west Belgium, England and Scotland.
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Rexam
Rexam plc was a British-based multinational consumer packaging company headquartered in London, England.
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy (RN) is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, and a component of His Majesty's Naval Service.
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Sheerness line
The Sheerness line is located in Kent, England, and connects on the Isle of Sheppey with on the mainland, and with the Chatham Main Line for trains towards London, Ramsgate or Dover Priory. Ridham Dock and Sheerness line are Transport in Swale.
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Sheerness Steelworks
Sheerness Steelworks was a steel plant located at Sheerness, on the Isle of Sheppey, in Kent, England.
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Sheppey Crossing
The Sheppey Crossing is a bridge which carries the A249 road across the Swale (a tidal strait of the Thames Estuary), linking the Isle of Sheppey with the mainland of Kent.
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Sittingbourne
Sittingbourne is an industrial town in the Swale district, in Kent, southeast England, from Canterbury and from London, beside the Roman Watling Street, an ancient British trackway used by the Romans and the Anglo-Saxons.
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Sittingbourne and Kemsley Light Railway
The Sittingbourne and Kemsley Light Railway in Kent is a narrow gauge heritage railway that operates from Sittingbourne to the banks of The Swale. Ridham Dock and Sittingbourne and Kemsley Light Railway are Transport in Swale.
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The Swale
The Swale is a tidal channel of the Thames estuary that separates the Isle of Sheppey from the rest of Kent.
World War I
World War I (alternatively the First World War or the Great War) (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers.
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See also
Ports and harbours of Kent
- Chatham, Kent
- Crundells Wharf
- Folkestone
- Folkestone Harbour
- Kent Refinery
- London Thamesport
- Medway Ports
- Port of Ramsgate
- Ramsgate Hoverport
- Richborough
- Ridham Dock
- Sheerness
- Whitstable
Transport in Swale
- Bowaters Paper Railway
- Cinque Ports
- Crundells Wharf
- RAF Eastchurch
- Ridham Dock
- Sheerness line
- Sheppey Crossing crash
- Sheppey Light Railway
- Sittingbourne and Kemsley Light Railway
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ridham_Dock
Also known as Ridham.