Professional Oven Cleaning Northfleet DA11

Northfleet’s name derives from the old name of the River Ebbsfleet. The Saxon name of the area was Fleote in the year 600. The 11th-century Domesday Book records the zone as Norfluet. The current spelling is used starting with the 17th century. The nearby Springhead is a Roman settlement originally called Vagnicae. The name derives from the natural springs found here. The ancient trackway that is now known as Watling Street passed through Vagnicae. Northfleet is rich in chalk. This allowed the development of local cement works. It began in 1796 when James Parker began making his patented Roman cement here.

Thomas Sturge was a former resident of Northfleet House. He was an 18th-century entrepreneur. Sturge owned cement works in the area. He contributed to the Antarctic exploration. Sturge Island in the Antarctic Ocean is named after him. The DA11 area became a popular spot in 1815 when the first steamboat started regular travels between Gravesend and London. As a result, Rosherville Gardens were built in 1837. Some of the still surviving features include a grade II listed bear pit, clifftop entrance, and the Enigmatic Cavern. The garden takes the name of owner Jeremiah Rosher. In 1878, two ships collided here. More than 600 people lost their lives.

A large Bowaters paper mill was established in 1923. Andrex toilet tissues are made here. The pipeline used in World War II Operation Pluto was manufactured at Henley’s cable works in Northfleet. The factory was built on the grounds of the former Rosherville Gardens. It was demolished in 2010. The Northfleet railway station was established in 1849. St Botolph Church was built in the 14th century on the site of an older church. The tower was rebuilt in 1771. The church features a 14th-century carved oak screen which is supposedly the oldest in Kent.