Chapels · South East England
Cranbrook Strict Baptist Chapel
Cranbrook Strict Baptist Chapel — church in Cranbrook & Sissinghurst, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 20 min–45 min
- Nearest railway station
- Staplehurst · 8.5 km
- Free entry
About
Cranbrook Strict Baptist Chapel is a chapel in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1787. Heritage designation: Grade II listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "church in Cranbrook & Sissinghurst, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.0953°, 0.5378°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: High Weald
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Kent Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Cranbrook Strict Baptist Chapel, is a Strict Baptist place of worship in the town of Cranbrook in the English county of Kent. The chapel was built in 1787.
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Background
History
There had been a history of Baptists in Cranbrook when the first Baptists arrived from Biddenden in 1648. The area had already been a hotbed for Nonconformists since the puritans during the English Civil War. There had been a big meeting and public debate in Cranbrook that led to a formation of a large Baptist church in Spillshill near Staplehurst during the reign of King Charles I of England. The Cranbrook Strict Baptist Chapel came about following a split from the General Baptists in Bessels Green, Kent. The Cranbrook Strict Baptist Chapel was created in 1787 following the conversion of a pair of wood panelled cottages into a Strict Baptist chapel. The chapel holds surviving baptismal…
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- Coordinates
- 51.0953, 0.5378
- County
- Kent
- District
- Tunbridge Wells
- Parish
- Cranbrook & Sissinghurst
- Postcode
- TN17 3HN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Weald of Kent
- Established
- 1787
- Nearest railway station
- Staplehurst — 8.5 km
- Official site
- www.cranbrookchapel.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q2494309 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Cranbrook Strict Baptist Chapel (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: The Particular Baptist Chapel, Cranbrook - geograph.org.uk - 1500977.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Cranbrook Strict Baptist Chapel?
- Cranbrook Strict Baptist Chapel is in Kent, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode TN17 3HN), in the parish of Cranbrook & Sissinghurst.
- When was Cranbrook Strict Baptist Chapel built?
- Built or established in 1787.
- Is Cranbrook Strict Baptist Chapel a listed building?
- Cranbrook Strict Baptist Chapel is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- Is Cranbrook Strict Baptist Chapel a protected site?
- Yes — Cranbrook Strict Baptist Chapel is part of the High Weald National Landscape (AONB) and the Kent Downs National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Cranbrook Strict Baptist Chapel free to visit?
- Yes, Cranbrook Strict Baptist Chapel is free to enter.
- How do I get to Cranbrook Strict Baptist Chapel?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode TN17 3HN. It sits within the Weald of Kent parliamentary constituency.