St John the Baptist, Penshurst

St John the Baptist Church at in is a Grade I listed parish church in the Diocese of Rochester in . 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.
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  • 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”
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Penshurst Place and The Leicester Arms Hotel.

Manor estate
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is a historic building near , 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. is situated 400 feet north of St John the Baptist, Penshurst.

Pub
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is a pub, which is situated 340 feet south of St John the Baptist, Penshurst.

Pub
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is situated 1¼ miles south of St John the Baptist, Penshurst.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chiddingstone Causeway and Chiddingstone Hoath.

Village
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is a village 4 miles west of in , England. It is in the civil parish of and the local government district of Sevenoaks. is situated 1½ miles north of St John the Baptist, Penshurst.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet in the Sevenoaks District of , England. Notable buildings include Hoath House, and Stonewall Park, for some time home of the Meade-Waldo family. is situated 2 miles west of St John the Baptist, Penshurst.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in the borough of Tunbridge Wells in , England. The parish is to the west of Tunbridge Wells: the village is 3 miles west of the town. is situated 2 miles southeast of St John the Baptist, Penshurst.

St John the Baptist, Penshurst

Latitude
51.17357° or 51° 10′ 25″ north
Longitude
0.18346° or 0° 11′ 1″ east
Open location code
9F3255FM+C9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 143605362
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­anglican
Wiki­data 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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