page_title: Gravesend
section_title: Religious buildings
hierarchical_section_title: Gravesend / Religious buildings
caption_attribution_description: Gravesend is in North Kent, England on the River Thames. The Gravesend Gurudwara is under constructiion. Camera location51°&#160;26′&#160;23.28″&#160;N, 0°&#160;22′&#160;30.36″&#160;EView this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap - Google Earth
context_page_description: Gravesend is an ancient town in northwest Kent, England, situated 21 miles east-southeast of Charing Cross on the south bank of the Thames Estuary and opposite Tilbury in Essex. Located in the diocese of Rochester, it is the administrative centre of the Borough of Gravesham.
  Its geographical situation has given Gravesend strategic importance throughout the maritime and communications history of South East England. A Thames Gateway commuter town, it retains strong links with the River Thames, not least through the Port of London Authority Pilot Station and has witnessed rejuvenation since the advent of High Speed 1 rail services via Gravesend railway station. The station was recently refurbished and now has a new bridge.
context_section_description: The town's principal Anglican place of worship is the Church of St George, Gravesend.  This Georgian building is a tourist attraction because of its association with Princess Pocahontas, as well as being the parish church.  Gravesend has three other Church of England parishes and Roman Catholic, Methodist, United Reformed and Baptist churches as well as other smaller chapels.
  Gravesend has a significant Sikh population of more than 15,000, representing over 15% of the town's population. Its first gurdwara was founded in 1956 by Bhat Sikh Santokh Singh Takk in Edwin Street with a second one opening, ten years later, in a former Congregationalist church, but this gurdwara closed in 2010. The same year, one of the United Kingdom's largest and most impressive Sikh temples was opened at a cost of £12 million.
caption: Guru Nanak Darbar Gurdwara at Gravesend in November 2007
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