Spitfire Pilot Memorial
Spitfire Pilot Memorial is a memorial in Farningham, Sevenoaks, England. Spitfire Pilot Memorial is situated nearby to the archaeological site Manor House Roman villa, as well as near Farningham Roman villa I.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul and Eynsford Castle.
Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul
Church
Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul is situated 1,500 feet northeast of Spitfire Pilot Memorial.
Eynsford Castle
Ruins
Photo: Richard Nevell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Eynsford Castle is a ruined medieval fortification in Eynsford, Kent. Built on the site of an earlier Anglo-Saxon stone burh, the castle was constructed by William de Eynsford, probably between 1085 and 1087, to protect the lands of Lanfranc, the Archbishop of Canterbury, from Odo, the Bishop of Bayeux. Eynsford Castle is situated 2,800 feet south of Spitfire Pilot Memorial.
The Lion Hotel
Pub
Photo: Paul the Archivist, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Lion Hotel is a pub, which is situated 1,600 feet northeast of Spitfire Pilot Memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Eynsford and Horton Kirby.
Eynsford
Photo: Oast House Archive, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Eynsford is a village of 1,800 people in Kent. The village is near Brands Hatch – a race track in Kent, most famous for its circuit. It has grown from a modest natural amphitheatre used for local races in the 1920s into one of the UK’s major motor racing circuits.
Horton Kirby
Village
Photo: Oast House Archive, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Horton Kirby is a village in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England. It is located 3.9 miles east of Swanley & 4.9 miles south of Dartford. Together with the nearby village of South Darenth, it forms the Horton Kirby and South Darenth civil parish. Horton Kirby is situated 1½ miles northeast of Spitfire Pilot Memorial.
Swanley Village
Village
Photo: David Anstiss, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Swanley Village is a village in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England. It is located 1 mile north east of Swanley & 4.7 miles south west of Dartford. Swanley Village is situated 2 miles northwest of Spitfire Pilot Memorial.
Spitfire Pilot Memorial
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “In memory of Flight Lieutenant James Alfred Paterson M.B.E. of No.92 Squadron who lost his life near this spot on 27th Septe mber 1940 in Spitfire X4422 / He was 20 years old one of Churchill’s ‘few’ / Memorial dedicated on 27th September 2006 by [...]”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Farningham, Sevenoaks, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.37812° or 51° 22′ 41″ northLongitude
0.21605° or 0° 12′ 58″ eastOpen location code
9F3296H8+6COpenStreetMap ID
node 256593821OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Manor House Roman villa and Farningham Roman villa I.
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