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Eastbridge Hospital of St Thomas the Martyr

In or near Canterbury.

Eastbridge Hospital of St Thomas the Martyr — Hospital in Kent, England.

Eastbridge Hospital of St Thomas the Martyr

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Eastbridge Hospital of St Thomas the Martyr is a abbey in south east. (Hospital in Kent, England.) Wikipedia notes: "Eastbridge Hospital, also known as The Hospital of Saint Thomas Becket the Martyr, is a Hospital in the old sense of the word short for Hospitality and was founded in the 12th century in Canterbury, England, to provide overnight accommodation for poor pilgrims who were travelling to the shrine of St Thomas Becket. It is now one of the ten almshouses still providing accommodation for elderly citizens of Canterbury and is a grade I listed building.". Coordinates 51.2799°, 1.0783°. Sources are credited at the bottom of this page.

Coordinates
51.2799, 1.0783

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