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The new district was named Gravesham, using the form of Gravesend's name which had appeared in the Domesday Book. The choice of name was not without criticism; Robert Heath Hiscock, chairman of the Gravesend Historical Society, in the foreword to his book, 'A History of Gravesend' (Phillimore, 1976)
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The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities before coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council since 1974 has been as follows:
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on Windmill Street in Gravesend, which had been built in 1966 for the old Gravesend Borough Council. The building was formally opened on 15 November 1968 by
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The district was granted borough status from its creation, allowing the chair of the council to take the title of mayor.
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c. 1100. It is strange that this "clerical error" should now have been adopted as the name of the new Council".
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in the highest category of the national grading system, Grade I, three of which are private residences:
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The role of mayor is largely ceremonial in Gravesham. Political leadership is instead provided by the
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The other Grade I-listed buildings in the borough comprise its ancient
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Since the last boundary changes in 2023, the council has comprised 39
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The first borough in the area of modern Gravesham was "Gravesend and
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This article is about the district. For the constituency, see
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The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
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The modern district was created on 1 April 1974 under the
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and a number of villages and surrounding rural areas.
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Maidstone. 19 August 1966. p. 3 1579: 18:Gravesham (UK Parliament constituency) 2932: 2408: 2246: 1931: 1466:Guru Nanak Darbar Gurdwara, Gravesend 585:covers the same area as the borough. 200:38.23 sq mi (99.02 km) 1846: 1113:. The leaders since 1996 have been: 940: 583:Gravesham parliamentary constituency 522:Parts of the borough lie within the 515:of 1086. The district also contains 1317:Gravesham Borough Council elections 921:Gravesham Borough Council provides 13: 3490:Non-metropolitan districts of Kent 2137:National Heritage List for England 2080:National Heritage List for England 1349:Istead Rise, Cobham and Luddesdown 891:, Windmill Street, Gravesend, DA12 676:scribe. It was 'Gravesend' in the 528:Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty 14: 3506: 2216: 1470:Gravesham is home to the largest 530:. 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Index

Gravesham (UK Parliament constituency)
Borough
non-metropolitan district
Gravesend Royal Terrace Pier and town skyline
Gravesend
Royal Terrace Pier
Gravesham located within Kent
Sovereign state
United Kingdom
Constituent country
England
Non-metropolitan county
Kent
Borough
Gravesend
Member of Parliament
MP
Lauren Sullivan
(of 296)
(of 296)
2021
Ethnic groups
White
Asian
Black
other
Mixed
Religion
Christianity
no religion

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