2013

TQ5571 : The Chequers Inn, Darenth

taken 11 years ago, near to Darenth, Kent, England

The Chequers Inn, Darenth
The Chequers Inn, Darenth
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Chequers pubs

Often derived from the coat of arms of a local landowner, this name and sign originated in ancient Rome when a chequer board indicated that a bar also provided banking services. The checked board was used as an aid to counting and is the origin of the word exchequer.

Darenth

Darenth is a village and civil parish in the Dartford District. The parish is located 3 miles to the south-east of Dartford town. The village has a pub (The Chequers)and a church (St Margaret of Antioch).


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TQ5571, 182 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
N Chadwick   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 2 April, 2013   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 4 June, 2013
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 5583 7147 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:25.2496N 0:14.3860E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 5583 7149
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South-southeast (about 157 degrees)
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