Why is gravesend called gravesend?

Answer 1

During the great fire of London there were many deaths in London but not enough time to bury all of the bodies so the bodies were thrown into the thames. The thames river runs through gravesends this is where the river bends, all the bodies that were put in the river ended up at gravesend , there fore called gravesend as it is where the graveses ended their journey.However the problem with the above answer is that Gravesend existed in 1268 as a Market License for Gravesend and Milton exists from that time. Another problem for the answer is that Samuel Pepys diarist and witness to the great fire, records visiting Gravesend in1650 - 16 years before the fire.

Answer 2

Gravesend in Kent, England, is believed to have gotten its name from its association with the burial ground near the local parish church. The suffix "end" often refers to a settlement at the outermost edge of a jurisdiction, hence "Gravesend" could mean the end of the land where graves are located.