Gardens · South East England
Archbishop's Palace, Charing
In or near Pluckley.
Archbishop's Palace, Charing — a garden in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
Julian P Guffogg — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
- Nearest railway station
- Charing · 0.5 km
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit the Archbishop's Palace in Charing, the nearest railway station is Charing, located 0.5 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is TN27 0LP. Entry details are not specified.
About
Archbishop's Palace, Charing is a garden of interest in england-south-east, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Kent Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Archbishop's Palace, Charing, is a scheduled monument in Charing, Kent, England. The palace is an important heritage site dating back to the eighth century, and one of the earliest to be owned by the see of Canterbury. The current palace dates back to the late thirteenth century with later additions and rebuilding, notably under Archbishop John Morton in the late fifteenth century who 'made great building at Charing'.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
There was almost certainly an earlier hall on the site as the palace was said to be a favourite place for visits by Archbishop Dunstan (959-88) and Archbishop Thomas Becket (1162–70).
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.2104, 0.7968
- County
- Kent
- District
- Ashford
- Parish
- Charing
- Postcode
- TN27 0LP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Weald of Kent
- Nearest railway station
- Charing — 0.5 km
- Official site
- www.thespitalfieldstrust.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q4785586 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Archbishop's Palace, Charing (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Archbishop's Palace, Charing?
- Archbishop's Palace, Charing is in Kent, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode TN27 0LP), in the parish of Charing.
- What is Archbishop's Palace, Charing?
- Archbishop's Palace, Charing — a garden in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Archbishop's Palace, Charing?
- The nearest railway station is Charing, about 0.5 km away. Drivers can use postcode TN27 0LP.
- Is Archbishop's Palace, Charing a protected site?
- Yes — Archbishop's Palace, Charing is part of the Kent Downs National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Archbishop's Palace, Charing?
- The nearest railway station is Charing, about 0.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TN27 0LP.