Archbishop’s Palace
The Archbishop's Palace is a Grade I listed historic 14th-century and 16th-century building on the east bank of the River Medway in Maidstone, Kent. Originally a home from home for travelling archbishops from Canterbury, the building has been most recently used as a venue for wedding services.Photo: Stephen Nunney, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: historic 14th-century and 16th-century building in Maidstone, Kent, England, UK
- Also known as: “Archbishop’s Palace, Maidstone” and “The Archbishop’s Palace”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include All Saints Church and Maidstone Town Hall.
All Saints Church
Church
Photo: Nigel Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
All Saints is a parish church in Maidstone, Kent. It is a Grade I listed building and has been described as the grandest Perpendicular style church in Kent.
Maidstone Town Hall
Town hall
Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Maidstone Town Hall is a municipal building in Middle Row, Maidstone, Kent, England. The town hall, which is a meeting place of Maidstone Borough Council, is a Grade II* listed building. Maidstone Town Hall is situated 900 feet north of Archbishop’s Palace.
Maidstone West railway station
Railway station
Photo: Hassocks5489, Public domain.
Maidstone West railway station is one of three railway stations which serve the town of Maidstone, in Kent, England. It is on the Medway Valley Line, 42 miles 36 chains from London Charing Cross via Strood and situated between Maidstone Barracks and East Farleigh. Maidstone West railway station is situated 1,300 feet west of Archbishop’s Palace.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ringlestone and Penenden Heath.
Ringlestone
Suburb
Photo: Chris Whippet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ringlestone is a suburb and housing estate in the town of Maidstone, Kent, England. It is on the eastern side of the River Medway, near Allington, 1.2 miles north of Maidstone town centre.
Penenden Heath
Village
Photo: Penny Mayes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Penenden Heath is a suburb of the town of Maidstone in the English county of Kent. As the name suggests, it was developed on an area of heathland, an area of which remains as a recreation ground with some woodland.
Allington
Suburb
Photo: ClemRutter, CC BY 2.5.
Allington is an almost entirely modern village situated alongside the sides of the A20 road north-west of Maidstone in Kent, England. It is part of the built-up area of Maidstone.
Archbishop’s Palace
- Categories: palace, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Maidstone, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.27102° or 51° 16′ 16″ northLongitude
0.52117° or 0° 31′ 16″ eastOpen location code
9F327GCC+CFOpenStreetMap ID
way 28334205OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q4785587
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In Other Languages
“Archbishop’s Palace” goes by many names.
- French: “palais archiépiscopal de Maidstone”
- French: “Palais archiépiscopal de Maidstone”
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