Harvel

Harvel
Harvel
	; Amazon and Tiger pub
	Harvel Location within Kent
Civil parish	Meopham;
District	Gravesham;
Shire county	Kent;
Region	South East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Meopham
Postcode district	DA13
Police	Kent
Fire	Kent
Ambulance	South East Coast
UK Parliament	Gravesham;

Harvel is a village in the civil parish of Meopham in the west of the county of Kent, England.[1][2] It is sited on the southern edge of the North Downs.

The village's name may derive from the names Halifield (Holy Field) or Heorot Field (Hartfield) mentioned in a Saxon charters. A collection of sarsen stones north of the village may be a prehistoric tomb but is more likely a natural group.

On 27 August 1950, Harvel, along with the village of Lenham, was one of the signal receiving points (between Calais and London) of the first-ever live television pictures from the continent.

It has a village green and pond, a cricket team, a village hall, a greyhound rehoming centre and a public house, called The Amazon and Tiger.

References

Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 177 East London (Billericay & Gravesend) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2011. ISBN 9780319232125.
"Harvey Village Web Site". www.harvel.net. Retrieved 18 March 2016.

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[OS177-1] Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 177 East London (Billericay & Gravesend) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2011. ISBN 9780319232125.

[2] "Harvey Village Web Site". www.harvel.net. Retrieved 18 March 2016.