Historic houses · South East England
St Augustine's Cross
In or near Westwood.
St Augustine's Cross — a Grade II*-listed historic house in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
Nick Smith — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Thanet Parkway · 0.4 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit St Augustine's Cross, the nearest railway station is Thanet Parkway, located 0.4 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is CT12 5JN. Please note that wheelchair accessibility is limited.
About
St Augustine's Cross is a Grade II*-listed building in england-south-east, United Kingdom. Grade II* status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Sandwich Bay to Hacklinge Marshes SSSI
- National Nature Reserve: SANDWICH & PEGWELL BAY
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Kent Downs
- Ramsar wetland: Thanet Coast & Sandwich Bay
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
St Augustine's Cross is a stone memorial in Kent, in a fenced enclosure on the south side of Cottington Road, west of Cliffs End, at Pegwell Bay, Thanet, about 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Ramsgate, 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Richborough Roman Fort, and 12 miles (19 km) east of Canterbury, in the parish of Minster. The cross was erected in 1884 to commemorate the arrival of St Augustine in England in AD 597. It is believed to mark the place where St. Augustine met King Ethelbert for the first time.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
In 595, Pope Gregory I selected the monk Augustine to lead a mission to England to convert the Anglo Saxons in the Kingdom of Kent to Christianity. The Gregorian mission landed in Kent in 597. Bede wrote in his Ecclesiastical History of the English People that "Over against the eastern districts of Kent there is a large island called Thanet which, in English reckoning, is 600 hides or families in extent. It is divided from the mainland by the river Wantsum, which is about three furlongs wide, can be crossed in two places only, and joins the sea at either end. Here Augustine, the servant of the Lord, landed with his companions, who are said to have been nearly forty in number. They had…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.3283, 1.3580
- County
- Kent
- District
- Thanet
- Parish
- Minster
- Postcode
- CT12 5JN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Herne Bay and Sandwich
- Established
- 1884
- Nearest railway station
- Thanet Parkway — 0.4 km
- Official site
- www.kent.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7592543 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Augustine's Cross (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Augustine's Cross?
- St Augustine's Cross is in Kent, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode CT12 5JN), in the parish of Minster.
- What is St Augustine's Cross?
- St Augustine's Cross — a Grade II*-listed historic house in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to St Augustine's Cross?
- The nearest railway station is Thanet Parkway, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can use postcode CT12 5JN.
- When was St Augustine's Cross built?
- Built or established in 1884.
- Who owns St Augustine's Cross?
- St Augustine's Cross is owned by English Heritage.
- Is St Augustine's Cross a listed building?
- St Augustine's Cross is officially recognised as Grade II* listed.
- Is St Augustine's Cross a protected site?
- Yes — St Augustine's Cross is part of the Sandwich Bay to Hacklinge Marshes SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the SANDWICH & PEGWELL BAY National Nature Reserve.
- How do I get to St Augustine's Cross?
- The nearest railway station is Thanet Parkway, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CT12 5JN.