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Underriver is a village about 3 miles (5 km) south-east of Sevenoaks, Kent. It is in the civil parish of Seal.

This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (May 2021)

Underriver
St Margaret's Church, Underriver
Underriver Location within Kent
OS grid reference	TQ5552
District	Sevenoaks
Shire county	Kent
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SEVENOAKS
Postcode district	TN15
Dialling code	01732
Police	Kent
Fire	Kent
Ambulance	South East Coast
UK Parliament	Sevenoaks
List of places UK England Kent 51.2499°N 0.2283°E / 51.2499; 0.2283

The name "Underriver" is derived from the Old English sub le ryver which translates into modern English as "under the hill".

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.[1]

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

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.

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Underriver.

• The White Rock website
• Underriver village association website

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