Underriver Explained

Country:England
Coordinates:51.2499°N 0.2283°W
Official Name:Underriver
Os Grid Reference:TQ5552
Shire District:Sevenoaks
Shire County:Kent
Region:South East England
Post Town:SEVENOAKS
Postcode District:TN15
Postcode Area:TN
Dial Code:01732
Constituency Westminster:Sevenoaks
Static Image Name:St Margaret, Underriver, Kent - geograph.org.uk - 1225706.jpg
Static Image Caption:St Margaret's Church, Underriver

Underriver is a village about 3miles south-east of Sevenoaks, Kent. It is in the civil parish of Seal.

The name "Underriver", standardised from Underevere, is derived from the Old English Sub le Ryver which translates into modern English as "(Place) under the hill-brow". OE under + yfer - the edge or brow of a hill.[1] [2]

The village's church, St Margaret's, is a Grade II listed building. It was built in 1867 to the designs of George Gilbert Scott.[3]

Until the early 20th century, Underriver had its own school, forge, post office, pub and church. Today only the pub and the church remain. The other buildings have since been converted into housing.

Underriver also has its own village hall and an active village association.

Aircraft accident

See main article: 1927 KLM Fokker F.VIII crash. On 22 August 1927, a Fokker F.VIII of KLM crashed at Underriver following structural failure of the tailfin, killing one of the eleven people on board.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Mills . A. D. . A Dictionary of British Place-Names . 2003 . Oxford University Press . Oxford . 978-0-19-157847-2 .
  2. Web site: Halogen . Halogen . University of Leicester.
  3. Web site: 1975-01-16. Church of St Margaret, Seal - 1272855 Historic England. 2021-05-28. historicengland.org.uk. en.