Darenth

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Darenth
Kent
Green Street Green Road, Darenth - geograph.org.uk - 1402852.jpg
A street view of Darenth
Location
Location: 51°25’12"N, 0°15’24"E
Data
Population: 4,851  (2011[1])
Post town: Dartford
Postcode: DA2
Local Government
Council: Dartford

Darenth is a village and parish in the Axtane Hundred of Kent. The parish is located to the south-east of Dartford, with the village itself three miles from there. It is to the east of the M25.

In the 1870s, Darenth was described as
a parish in Dartford district, Kent; on the river Darent, 1½ mile N of Farningham r. station, and 2¼ SSE of Dartford.[2]

Demographics

The population in Darenth remains stable, up until 1850. After this point, the population increases gradually, up until 1911, where the population dramatically increases. The boundary for Darenth civil parish changed on 1 April 1955,[3] thus explaining the minor fluctuation, the population then went on to reach its peak in 1960, with a total population of 5,127.[4] After this point, the population has steadily declined, with the total population (from the 2011 Census), recorded as 4,851.[5]

Ethnicity

Darenth has a total of 17 different Ethnic groups, however the majority remain white, with a total of 4,158 white people. The dominant minority are the British Asian grouping, with a total of 140 people, the smallest ethnic grouping are the Mixed White and Black African grouping, with as little as 7 people, however as a whole, the Mixed grouping has a total of 51 people, which is not the smallest overall. The smallest grouping overall are the Arabs, with a total population making up as little as 8 people.[6]

Religion

The dominant religion in Darenth is Christianity, making up 62% of the total population, on the contrary, 27% of the population identify as Atheists, and as a result Atheists are the second most common grouping. The minority religious groups in Darenth are the Jewish, Buddhist, Sikh, Muslim and Hindu populations, making up as little as 0.04% (Jewish), 0.4% ( Buddhists), 1% (Sikhs), 1.4% (Muslim) and 2% (Hindu). The religious groupings directly correlate to the ethnic groupings, for example, the dominant religions correlate with the dominant ethnicities, this pattern is also similar with the minority religions and the minority ethnicities.

References

  1. "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11122614&c=Darenth&d=16&e=62&g=6436479&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1473604963239&enc=1. Retrieved 11 September 2016. 
  2. Marius Wilson, John (1870-72). Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales. Edinburgh: A.Fullarton and Co.. http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5400. "a parish in Dartford district, Kent; on the river Darent, 1½ mile N of Farningham r. station, and 2¼ SSE of Dartford." 
  3. "Darenth AP/CP boundary changes". GB Historical GIS/University of Portsmouth. http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10193394. Retrieved 28 Feb 2017. 
  4. "1881 Census of England and Wales, Tables: Ages, Condition as to Marriage, Occupations and Birthplaces of people". GB Historical GIS/University of Portsmouth. http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/census/table_page.jsp?tab_id=EW1881AGE_M10&u_id=10193394&show=DB. Retrieved 28 Feb 2017. 
  5. "1881 Census of England and Wales, Tables: Ages, Condition as to Marriage, Occupations and Birthplaces of people". GB Historical GIS/University of Portsmouth. http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/census/table_page.jsp?tab_id=EW1881AGE_M10&u_id=10193394&show=DB. Retrieved 28 Feb 2017. 
  6. "Ethnic Group, 2011 (KS201EW)". Neighbourhood Statistics. http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=11122614&c=Darenth&d=16&e=62&g=6436479&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1488881885890&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2477. Retrieved 7 March 2017. 

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