Maison Dieu
The Hospital of St Mary, Domus Dei, or Maison Dieu, is a medieval building in Dover, England which forms the oldest part of Dover Town Hall. The Town Hall and remains of mediaeval Maison Dieu were Grade II* listed in 1973; they were upgraded to a Grade I listing in 2017.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Town hall
- Description: building in Dover, Kent, England, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Hospital of St Mary, Domus Dei, or Maison Dieu”, “Maison Dieu Hall”, “Maison Dieu, Dover”, and “The Maison Dieu”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Edmund’s Chapel and Dover Castle.
St Edmund’s Chapel
Church
Photo: Colinward1970, Public domain.
St Edmund's Chapel is a church in Dover, England, dedicated to St Edmund. It was completed in 1262 as a wayside chapel or chapel of rest for the cemetery for the poor beside the Maison Dieu, just outside the enclosed part of the medieval town, a short distance above Biggin Gate, and for pilgrims setting off for Thomas Becket's shrine at Canterbury Cathedral.
Dover Castle
Photo: Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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" due to its defensive significance throughout history. Dover Castle is situated 3,100 feet east of Maison Dieu.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Buckland and Maxton.
Buckland
Suburb
Photo: Nick Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Maxton
Suburb
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.
Kearsney
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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 Maison Dieu.
Maison Dieu
- Categories: building and government building
- Location: Dover, Dover District, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.12816° or 51° 7′ 41″ northLongitude
1.30904° or 1° 18′ 33″ eastOpen location code
9F3348H5+7JOpenStreetMap ID
way 55400308OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=townhallOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q15243899
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In Other Languages
From French to German—“Maison Dieu” goes by many names.
- French: “maison-Dieu de Douvres”
- French: “Maison-Dieu de Douvres”
- German: “Maison Dieu”
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Highlights include The Well and Dover Masjid.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Maison Dieu”. Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 3.0.