Historic churches · South East England
St Mary's Church, Walmer
St Mary's Church, Walmer — church in Kent, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Walmer · 0.8 km
- Free entry
About
St Mary's Church, Walmer is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Affiliated with Anglicanism. Wikidata describes it as: "church in Kent, England". Coordinates: 51.2012°, 1.3937°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Kent Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, commonly shortened to St Mary's, is a church in the Church of England parish of Walmer, Kent, England.
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Background
History
It was designed by Arthur Blomfield in 1887 to take the pressure off the parish's two other churches, the small medieval Old St Mary's and St Saviour's (a Victorian chapel of ease for fishermen on the seafront, opposite the lifeboat house). A spire was designed but never built.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.2012, 1.3937
- County
- Kent
- District
- Dover
- Parish
- Walmer
- Postcode
- CT14 7QA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Dover and Deal
- Nearest railway station
- Walmer — 0.8 km
- Official site
- www.english-heritage.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7594444 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Mary's Church, Walmer (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: St Mary's Walmer 1.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Mary's Church, Walmer?
- St Mary's Church, Walmer is in Kent, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode CT14 7QA), in the parish of Walmer.
- Is St Mary's Church, Walmer a protected site?
- Yes — St Mary's Church, Walmer is part of the Kent Downs National Landscape (AONB).
- Is St Mary's Church, Walmer free to visit?
- Yes, St Mary's Church, Walmer is free to enter.
- How do I get to St Mary's Church, Walmer?
- The nearest railway station is Walmer, about 0.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CT14 7QA.