Thong, Kent
Thong is a hamlet southeast of Gravesend in Kent, England. The population of the hamlet is included in the civil parish of Shorne. It has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names and appeared as a question answer for "Round Britain Quiz" on BBC Radio 4. The name 'Thong' is first attested in the "Registrum Roffense" of circa 1200, where it appears as "Thuange". The name may correspond with the Middle Low German "dwenge" meaning 'trap', but this cannot be confirmed.