Otford
Otford is a village in north-west
Kent sitting on the River Darenth where it cuts north-south through the
North Downs. The name is a contraction of
Ottenford, possibly derived from
Offa, the King of Mercia who fought a battle here against the Kentish Saxons in
775 (the Battle of Otford).
Notable landmarks are the Archibishop's Palace, the duck-pond roundabout, and the scale model of the Solar System which is the largest in the world.
Otford is a key stopping-off point on the
North Downs Way which runs through the village as it crosses the Darenth Valley.
According to the 2001 Census, the population of the Otford and Shoreham ward was 4,381 (statistics for Otford alone are not available).
External Links
The Otford Society
Otford's Scale Model of the Solar System