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.

Thong
Thong village boundary signs
Thong Location within Kent
OS grid reference	TQ673707
District	Gravesham
Shire county	Kent
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Gravesend
Postcode district	DA12
Police	Kent
Fire	Kent
Ambulance	South East Coast
UK Parliament	Gravesham
List of places UK England Kent 51.41°N 0.4041°E / 51.41; 0.4041

It has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names^[1] and appeared as a question answer for Round Britain Quiz on BBC Radio 4.^[2]

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.^[3]