St John the Baptist, Penshurst
St John the Baptist Church at Penshurst in Kent is a Grade I listed Anglican parish church in the Diocese of Rochester in England. Those buried or commemorated here include Knights, Earls, Viscounts, a Viceroy of India, a Governor-General of Australia, a Private Secretary to two Kings, two Field Marshals and two winners of the Victoria Cross.Photo: tristan forward, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: church in Penshurst, Kent, England, UK
- Also known as: “Church of St John the Baptist, Penshurst” and “St. John the Baptist”
Photo: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Penshurst Place and The Leicester Arms Hotel.
Penshurst Place
Manor estate
Photo: Griffp, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Penshurst Place is a historic building near Penshurst, Kent, 32 miles southeast of London, England. It is the ancestral home of the Sidney family, and was the birthplace of the great Elizabethan poets and courtiers, siblings Mary Sidney and Philip Sidney. Penshurst Place is situated 400 feet north of St John the Baptist, Penshurst.
The Leicester Arms Hotel
Pub
Photo: Nigel Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Leicester Arms Hotel is a pub, which is situated 340 feet south of St John the Baptist, Penshurst.
The Spotted Dog Public House
Pub
Photo: Nigel Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Spotted Dog Public House is situated 1¼ miles south of St John the Baptist, Penshurst.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chiddingstone Causeway and Chiddingstone Hoath.
Chiddingstone Causeway
Village
Photo: Nigel Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chiddingstone Causeway is a village 4 miles west of Tonbridge in Kent, England. It is in the civil parish of Chiddingstone and the local government district of Sevenoaks. Chiddingstone Causeway is situated 1½ miles north of St John the Baptist, Penshurst.
Chiddingstone Hoath
Hamlet
Photo: Nigel Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chiddingstone Hoath is a hamlet in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England. Notable buildings include Hoath House, and Stonewall Park, for some time home of the Meade-Waldo family. Chiddingstone Hoath is situated 2 miles west of St John the Baptist, Penshurst.
Speldhurst
Village
Photo: Nigel Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Speldhurst is a village and civil parish in the borough of Tunbridge Wells in Kent, England. The parish is to the west of Tunbridge Wells: the village is 3 miles west of the town. Speldhurst is situated 2 miles southeast of St John the Baptist, Penshurst.
St John the Baptist, Penshurst
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Penshurst, Sevenoaks, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.17357° or 51° 10′ 25″ northLongitude
0.18346° or 0° 11′ 1″ eastOpen location code
9F3255FM+C9OpenStreetMap ID
way 143605362OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q17529875
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“St John the Baptist, Penshurst” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “聖施洗約翰堂”
- Czech: “kostel sv. Jana Křtitele v Penshurstu”
- Japanese: “セントジョン・バプティスト教会 (ペンズハースト)”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Penshurst Village Hall and Penshurst Gardens.
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