Historic churches · South East England
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
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- 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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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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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…
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- Coordinates
- 51.4000, 0.8667
- County
- Kent
- District
- Swale
- Parish
- Eastchurch
- Postcode
- ME12 4DD
- Parliamentary constituency
- Sittingbourne and Sheppey
- 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.
- 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.