Riverhead, a one-time village and now part of the built-up area to the north of the town of Sevenoaks, is also a civil parish in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England. The parish has a population of c 2500. The parish stretches from the banks of Longford Lake and the River Darent in the north to Mill Bank Wood in the south.
Riverhead contains two schools, Amherst Primary School and Riverhead Infants' School.
The parish church is dedicated to St Mary the Virgin; its architect was Decimus Burton.
The village is an exuberant and flourishing place. Every year there is the Village Fete and Carnival on the local common. The local infants and primary schools join forces to make floats which complete a parade lap around the village.
There are two pubs in Riverhead, The Bullfinch (Gastropub) and The Riverhead (Harvester). The village also boasts an old fashioned sweet shop and milkshake bar located on London Road. The village has a great butchers on The Square, Batchelors, a small family run business. The speciality of the shop is a spicy sausage from a South African recipe called 'Boerewors'[1].
There are also range of shops on the White Hart Parade and London Road, including a couple of boutiques, art gallery, hairdressers and educational suppliers.
External links
- Riverhead Parish Council website
- Riverhead Parish Church
- Dunton Green and Riverhead Parishes Map
- Riverhead Community News from Maggie
- Bullfinch Pub
- Bag of Sweets - Retro Sweetshop & Milkshake Bar
- Glorious Trading Co - Individual women and men's collections of clothing
- Danish Collection - Interiors, Furniture & Home Furnishings
- Parent Teacher Centre - Educational Supplier
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Coordinates: 51°17′02″N 0°10′13″E / 51.2839°N 0.1702°E
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