Knights Templar Church

The Knights Templar Church in Dover is the ruins of a medieval church on Bredenstone hill, part of the Dover Western Heights in Kent, England. It has been designated by English Heritage as a scheduled monument.

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Type: Archaeological site
Description: former church in Dover, Kent, England, UK
Also known as: “Knights Templar Church, Dover”
Address: Western Close, Dover, CT17 9DP

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dover Priory railway station and Dover Castle.

Dover Priory railway station

Railway station

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Dover Priory railway station is the southern terminus of the South Eastern Main Line. It is the main station serving the town of Dover, in Kent, England; the other is Kearsney, on the outskirts. Dover Priory railway station is situated 2,500 feet north of Knights Templar Church.

Dover Castle

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Dover Castle is a medieval castle in Dover, Kent, England and is Grade I listed. It was founded in the 11th century and has been described as the "Key to England" because of its defensive significance throughout history. Dover Castle is situated 1 mile northeast of Knights Templar Church.

Dover Museum

Museum

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Dover Museum is a museum in Dover, Kent, in south-east England. Dover Museum is situated 3,000 feet northeast of Knights Templar Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Maxton and Buckland.

Maxton

Suburb

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Maxton is an area in the west of Dover, in the county of Kent, England. Maxton also served as the terminus of the tramway system serving the town until its closure in 1938.

Buckland

Suburb

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Buckland including Buckland Valley is a village near Dover, in the county of Kent, England. It is noted for the Buckland Anglo-Saxon cemetery whose finds now belong to the British Museum but are on display at Dover Museum.

Kearsney

Village

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Kearsney is a village in Kent, England. At one time it would have been called a hamlet, there being no church there. The population of the village is included in the civil parish of Temple Ewell. Kearsney is situated 2½ miles northwest of Knights Templar Church.

Knights Templar Church

Categories: church ruin, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Dover, Dover District, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.11905° or 51° 7′ 9″ north

Longitude

1.30352° or 1° 18′ 13″ east

Operator

Historic England

Open location code

9F334893+JC

OpenStreetMap ID

way 490904278

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

Wikidata ID

Q18160910

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to German—“Knights Templar Church” goes by many names.

Chinese: “多佛聖聖殿騎士教堂”
German: “Ruine der Tempelritterkirche”

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