Museums · South East England
Davington Priory
In or near Whitehill.
Davington Priory was a priory on the north Kent coast of England. It sits on Davington Hill, now a northern suburb of Faversham but then an isolated rural location.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Faversham · 1.0 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Davington Priory was a priory on the north Kent coast of England. It sits on Davington Hill, now a northern suburb of Faversham but then an isolated rural location.
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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
Davington Priory was a priory on the north Kent coast of England. It sits on Davington Hill, now a northern suburb of Faversham but then an isolated rural location.
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Background
History
A Benedictine nunnery was built at Davington in 1153. It managed to avoid the violence of the dissolution of the monasteries by a natural decline in the early 16th century – the last nun died in 1535. The priory passed to the Crown, who sold it to Sir Thomas Cheney (Cheyney). Cheney was a favourite of Henry VIII's second wife, Anne Boleyn, and was appointed Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports in 1536. The nave of the Norman church continues to this day as the parish church, which is dedicated to St Mary Magdalene and St Lawrence – unusually it was privately owned until the Church of England bought it in 1931. The choir of the church was demolished by 1580 to provide building stone, and one of…
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- Coordinates
- 51.3194, 0.8844
- County
- Kent
- District
- Swale
- Parish
- Faversham
- Postcode
- ME13 7EJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Faversham and Mid Kent
- Nearest railway station
- Faversham — 1 km
Sources
- wikipedia: Davington Priory (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Davington Priory?
- Davington Priory is in Kent, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode ME13 7EJ), in the parish of Faversham.
- What is Davington Priory?
- Davington Priory was a priory on the north Kent coast of England. It sits on Davington Hill, now a northern suburb of Faversham but then an isolated rural location.
- How do I get to Davington Priory?
- The nearest railway station is Faversham, about 1.0 km away. Drivers can use postcode ME13 7EJ.
- Is Davington Priory a protected site?
- Yes — Davington Priory is part of the Kent Downs National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Davington Priory?
- The nearest railway station is Faversham, about 1.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode ME13 7EJ.