Historic churches · South East England
Eastchurch
In or near Warden.
Eastchurch is a village and civil parish on the Isle of Sheppey, in the English county of Kent, two miles east of Minster. The village website claims the area has "a history steeped in stories of pira
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Queenborough · 8.3 km
- Free entry
About
Eastchurch is a village and civil parish on the Isle of Sheppey, in the English county of Kent, two miles east of Minster. The village website claims the area has "a history steeped in stories of piracy and smugglers".
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: The Swale SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Kent Downs
- Ramsar wetland: The Swale
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Eastchurch is a village and civil parish on the Isle of Sheppey, in the English county of Kent, two miles east of Minster. The village website claims the area has "a history steeped in stories of piracy and smugglers".
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Architecture
The gatehouse is now all that remains of Shurland Hall, connected with many families including the Cheneys who were there in 1274; and Sir John Stanley, who was Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports in the 15th century. It was also rumoured to have housed Henry VIII and his wife, Anne Boleyn, for a few nights. For a short period before it was acquired by the Spitalfields Trust in 2006, it was owned by Violet Searle, a business woman who developed an early house within the village in Warden Road. The gatehouse is now in the care of the Spitalfields Trust and in the process of being renovated and restored. In Hidden Kent by Alan Major (Countryside Books, 1994), there is a note from the 1847…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.4000, 0.8667
- County
- Kent
- District
- Swale
- Parish
- Eastchurch
- Postcode
- ME12 4DD
- Parliamentary constituency
- Sittingbourne and Sheppey
- Nearest railway station
- Queenborough — 8.3 km
- Official site
- www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk
Sources
- wikipedia: Eastchurch (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Eastchurch?
- Eastchurch is in Kent, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode ME12 4DD), in the parish of Eastchurch.
- What is Eastchurch?
- Eastchurch is a village and civil parish on the Isle of Sheppey, in the English county of Kent, two miles east of Minster. The village website claims the area has "a history steeped in stories of pira
- How do I get to Eastchurch?
- The nearest railway station is Queenborough, about 8.3 km away. Drivers can use postcode ME12 4DD.
- Is Eastchurch a protected site?
- Yes — Eastchurch is part of the The Swale SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Kent Downs National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Eastchurch free to visit?
- Yes, Eastchurch is free to enter.
- How do I get to Eastchurch?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode ME12 4DD. It sits within the Sittingbourne and Sheppey parliamentary constituency.