Swanscombe

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Swanscombe

a city in southeastern Great Britain, in the county of Kent. Population, 9,200 (1971). Fragments of occipital bone of fossil man were found in sand and gravel deposits of the Thames River near Swanscombe in 1935, 1936, and 1955. The bones, that of a woman, were thick, and the volume of the medullary cavity was determined to be approximately 1,325 cc. Stone implements of late Acheulean type were also found. The bones are approximately 200,000 years old. Some scientists consider the remains to belong to the most ancient representatives of modern man—the Presapiens. It is more correct to include Swanscombe man in the group of the early Palaeo-anthropus of Europe.

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The London Resort is a world class next generation entertainment resort, located on the Swanscombe peninsular, Kent.

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Everyone is getting pretty excited about the prospect of the new theme park, which is due to open in 2024 in the Swanscombe Peninsula.

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The London Resort, due to open in 2024 with construction to start in 2021, will have 200 acres dedicated to rides and experiences at the Swanscombe Peninsula in Kent.

New images of 'UK Disneyland' theme park released; It's going to be the size of 136 Wembley stadiums!

Situated just 17 minutes from London, on the Swanscombe Peninsula, Kent, the resort will be a major regional contributor to the UK economy.

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A282 (M25) junction 1a Swanscombe, Kent: tunnel maintenance / surfacing

Planned roadworks to disrupt traffic on the M25, M3, A3 and surrounding roads; Road-users will need to keep an eye on these roadworks during their travels this week

Known as The London Resort, no new details seemingly had emerged up until now, but it was actually announced by bosses in November 2018 that the PS3.5 billion scheme will open on the Swanscombe Peninsula in Dartford, Kent in the next five years.

News /Plans revealed for UK answer to Disney Land resort

THE funeral service for former trainer Pat Thompson takes place at Stone Chapel, Faversham (DA9 9BE) at 12.30 on November 4, followed by burial at Swanscombe Cemetery (DA10 0JZ) at 1.30, writes Jonathan Hobbs.

Funeral of Pat Thompson

Just this week SinoFortone announced its intention to invest [pounds sterling]100m in the [pounds sterling]3.2bn London Paramount Entertainment Resort -- a proposed theme park to be based at Swanscombe in Kent themed around British productions such as Dr Who and Sherlock Homes.

Northumbria University professor to meet Chinese President on Manchester visit; Professor Yu Xiong, who is also a non-exec at Chinese investors SinoFortone, will help identify opportunities for the North East

The London Paramount Entertainment Resort, which was launched in October 2012 and is being fully funded by the Kuwaiti European Holding (KEH) Group, will be located on an 352ha site on Kent's Swanscombe peninsula, and is due to start construction in Autumn 2016.

UK firms oppose $3.6bn Kuwait-backed theme park

Jurors heard he is the son of Labour former councillor Diane Ash-Smith, an ex-mayor of Swanscombe and Greenhithe, and her husband Aubrey.

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He toured the Swanscombe processing site, which has grown from employing 10 to 40 people since it was established seven years ago.