Church of St Thomas of Canterbury, Kingswear
The Church of St Thomas of Canterbury is situated in the village of Kingswear in the English county of Devon, it stands in a slightly elevated position at the junction of Higher Street and Church Hill close to the railway station and the Dartmouth Lower Ferry and overlooks the River Dart.Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: church in Kingswear, Devon, England, UK
- Also known as: “Church of St Thomas of Canterbury”, “St Thomas of Canterbury”, and “St Thomas of Canterbury’s Church, Kingswear”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Royal Dart Hotel and Steam Packet Inn.
Bayard’s Cove Fort
Ruins
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Bayard's Cove Fort, also known historically as Berescove or Bearscore Castle, is an English 16th-century artillery blockhouse, built to defend the harbour entrance at Dartmouth in Devon. Bayard’s Cove Fort is situated 1,200 feet west of Church of St Thomas of Canterbury, Kingswear.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dartmouth and Churston Ferrers.
Dartmouth
Photo: matthewhartley369, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dartmouth is a town in the English Riviera and South Devon region of Devon. A historic port location, Dartmouth's geography and seaside location combined with its traditional architecture make it an idyllic settlement popular with tourists from around Britain and the near continent.
Churston Ferrers
Village
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Churston Ferrers is an area and former civil parish, in the borough of Torbay, Devon, England, situated between the south coast towns of Paignton and Brixham. Churston Ferrers is situated 3 miles north of Church of St Thomas of Canterbury, Kingswear.
Galmpton
Village
Photo: Tom Jolliffe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Galmpton is a semi-rural village in Torbay, in the ceremonial county of Devon, England. It is located in the ward of Churston-with-Galmpton and the historic civil parish of Churston Ferrers, though some areas historically considered parts of Galmpton, such as Greenway and Galmpton Creek, are situated in the Devon borough of South Hams. Galmpton is situated 3 miles north of Church of St Thomas of Canterbury, Kingswear.
Church of St Thomas of Canterbury, Kingswear
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Kingswear, South Hams District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.34843° or 50° 20′ 54″ northLongitude
-3.57241° or 3° 34′ 21″ westOpen location code
9C2R8CXH+92OpenStreetMap ID
way 220248669OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q5117735
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In Other Languages
“Church of St Thomas of Canterbury, Kingswear” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه سانت توماس فى كانتربرى”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kingswear Railway Station and Kingswear.
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