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Human settlement in England
Bekesbourne is a village and former civil parish , now in the parish of Bekesbourne-with-Patrixbourne , in the Canterbury district, in Kent , South-East England . In 1961 the parish had a population of 538.[2]
The village centre is 2.9 miles (4.7 km ) east-south-east of Canterbury Cathedral and stretches less than 1 km from Bekesbourne railway station to the A2 road to the south.
Amenities [ edit ]
The parish church is dedicated to Saint Peter and has a Norman doorway, a 13th-century chancel and the first recorded example of brick mathematical tiles .[3]
Howletts Wild Animal Park is in Bekesbourne, the home of many endangered species and the world's largest breeding gorilla colony in captivity.[4]
Transport [ edit ]
Bekesbourne railway station serves the area, on the line between Canterbury East and Dover Priory railway stations .
The A2 road borders the south of the village's formal area.
History [ edit ]
Bekesbourne was the site of Bekesbourne Aerodrome , which was established during World War I and thrived as the home of the Kent Flying Club until World War II , when it was closed. One large hangar remained. It was severely damaged by the Great Storm of 1987 , but soon rebuilt. It was demolished in 1997, and replaced by 10 detached houses on a new road, De Havillands.[n 1]
On 1 April 1987 the parish was abolished to form "Bekesbourne with Patrixbourne", part also went to Adisham and the unparished area of Canterbury .[5]
Famous residents [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ De Havilland was a make of aircraft, important in early British aviation.
Sources [ edit ]
^ Canterbury City Council
^ "Howletts" . Archived from the original on 9 January 2008. Retrieved 29 January 2008 .
^ "Canterbury Registration District" . UKBMD. Retrieved 10 June 2023 .
External links [ edit ]
Bekesbourne at Wikimedia Commons
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