Memorials & monuments · South East England
Historic Market Place
Historic Market Place is a memorial in the United Kingdom.
J.Hannan-Briggs — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
- Nearest railway station
- Penshurst · 2.8 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Historic Market Place is a public memorial in Kent, South-East England, recording local sacrifice and named in the parish register of war and civic monuments. The site is within the High Weald National Landscape (AONB). It sits within the Tonbridge parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Penshurst, about 2.8 km away. Postcode area TN11.
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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 Historic Market Place is a historical structure in the city of Hildesheim in Lower Saxony, Germany.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Hildesheim, one of the oldest cities in the North of Germany, was founded in 815 as a bishopric close to a ford of the river Innerste. The settlement very quickly developed into a town which was awarded market rights by King Otto III in 983. Originally the market was held in a street called Old Market (Alter Markt) which still exists today. The first market place was laid out around the church St. Andreas. When the city grew further, a bigger market place became necessary. The present market place of Hildesheim was laid out at the beginning of the 13th century when the city had about 5,000 inhabitants. When Hildesheim obtained city rights in 1249, it was one of the biggest cities in…
Architecture
The Historic Market Place of Hildesheim was once considered one of the most beautiful market places in the world. The most noteworthy buildings in the square are:
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.1733, 0.1838
- County
- Kent
- District
- Sevenoaks
- Parish
- Penshurst
- Postcode
- TN11 8BJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Tonbridge
- Nearest railway station
- Penshurst — 2.8 km
Sources
- osm: n391288415 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Historic Market Place, Hildesheim (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Historic Market Place?
- Historic Market Place is in Kent, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode TN11 8BJ), in the parish of Penshurst.
- Is Historic Market Place a protected site?
- Yes — Historic Market Place is part of the High Weald National Landscape (AONB) and the Kent Downs National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Historic Market Place free to visit?
- Yes, Historic Market Place is free to enter.
- How do I get to Historic Market Place?
- The nearest railway station is Penshurst, about 2.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TN11 8BJ.