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|official_name= Bekesbourne |
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|static_image_caption= A house at Bekesbourne |
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|population=925 |
|population= 925 |
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|population_ref=(Civil Parish 2011)<ref name=ons>[http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk Key Statistics; Quick Statistics: Population Density] [[United Kingdom Census 2011]] ''[[Office for National Statistics]]'' Retrieved 21 November 2013</ref> |
|population_ref= (Civil Parish 2011)<ref name=ons>[http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk Key Statistics; Quick Statistics: Population Density] [[United Kingdom Census 2011]] ''[[Office for National Statistics]]'' Retrieved 21 November 2013</ref> |
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|area_total_km2=8.47 |
|area_total_km2= 8.47 |
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|civil_parish= [[Bekesbourne-with-Patrixbourne]] |
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|shire_district= [[City of Canterbury|Canterbury]] |
|shire_district= [[City of Canterbury|Canterbury]] |
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|shire_county= [[Kent]] |
|shire_county= [[Kent]] |
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|region= South East England |
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|constituency_westminster= [[Canterbury (UK Parliament constituency)|Canterbury]] |
|constituency_westminster= [[Canterbury (UK Parliament constituency)|Canterbury]] |
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|post_town= CANTERBURY |
|post_town= CANTERBURY |
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|postcode_district = CT4 |
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|os_grid_reference= TR191559 |
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'''Bekesbourne''' is a village near [[Canterbury]] in [[Kent]], [[South East England]]. |
'''Bekesbourne''' is a village near [[Canterbury]] in [[Kent]], [[South East England]]. |
Revision as of 20:33, 28 September 2018
Bekesbourne | |
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![]() A house at Bekesbourne | |
Location within Kent | |
Area | 8.47 km2 (3.27 sq mi) |
Population | 925 (Civil Parish 2011)[1] |
• Density | 109/km2 (280/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | TR191559 |
Civil parish | |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | CANTERBURY |
Postcode district | CT4 |
Dialling code | 01227 |
Police | Kent |
Fire | Kent |
Ambulance | South East Coast |
UK Parliament | |
Bekesbourne is a village near Canterbury in Kent, South East England.
The village is centred 2.9 miles (4.7 km) ESE of the city's cathedral and its centre stretches less than 1 km from its railway station to the A2 road to the south.
Amenities
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.[2]
Howletts Wild Animal Park is in Bekesbourne, the home of many endangered species and the world's largest breeding gorilla colony in captivity.[3]
Transport
Bekesbourne railway station serves the area, on the line between Canterbury East and Dover Priory railway stations.
The A2 is a route bordering the south of the village's formal area.
History
Bekesbourne was the site of an aerodrome, built during World War I, and which 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 and rebuilt after the Great Storm of 1987. Developed reuse took place in 1997 to build 10 detached houses on a new road, De Havillands.[n 1]
Famous residents
- Bekesbourne was the birthplace of the film director Michael Powell and of Stephen Hales, the physiologist, chemist and inventor.
- Ian Fleming author of the James Bond books lived at the Old Palace in Bekesbourne.
- John Quine head of counter intelligence at MI6 lived at the Old Palace in Bekesbourne.
Notes and references
- Notes
- ^ De Havilland was a make of aircraft, important in early British aviation.
- References
External links
Media related to Bekesbourne at Wikimedia Commons