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The Domesday Book records Gravesend as Gravesham. The name most likely derives from the words “graaf” which means bailiff or sheriff and “ham” which means home or settlement. Another theory states that the name derives from “grafs-ham” which means settlement at the end of a grove. A third theory associates the name with the Saxon Gerevesend. The Gravesend neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York is named after this DA11 area. The founder of the community that developed into Gravesend, New York was London resident Lady Deborah Moody. It was the first settlement in the new world founded by a woman.

The Swanscombe Skull was discovered in Gravesend. It dates back to the Second Interglacial Period around 200.000 years ago. There is also evidence of Stone Age and Iron Age settlements. This South East London area is close to the old Roman road Watling Street. Roman remains have been found too here. Milton Chantry is the oldest building in Gravesham and a local landmark. It is a Grade II listed building that dates from 1322. It used to be a chantry chapel. It was built by Aymer de Valence, 2nd Earl of Pembroke. The chapel is the only remaining part of the Hospital of St. Mary the Virgin that cared for leper patients.

One of the oldest markets in the UK was located here. The first mention of the Gravesend market dates from 1268. This is also the year when the area got its first mayor, however, the first town hall dates from 1573. The old town hall was replaced by a new building in 1764. In the 20th century, it served as a magistrates’ court. Now it is a community center and a popular venue for weddings and other events. Most of the Gravesend industries are closely connected to the River Thames. Those involve ship repairing, cement work, and various engineering industries.