St Edmund’s Chapel
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.
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- …is also known as “Saint Edmund’s Chapel, Dover”
- Description: wayside chapel in Dover, Kent, England, UK
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Maison Dieu and Dover Priory railway station.
Dover Priory railway station
Dover Priory railway station is the southern terminus of the South Eastern Main Line. Dover Priory railway station is situated 1,200 feet southwest of St Edmund’s Chapel.
Dover Castle
Dover Castle is a medieval castle in Dover, Kent, England and is Grade I listed. Dover Castle is situated 3,100 feet east of St Edmund’s Chapel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Maxton and Buckland.
St Edmund’s Chapel
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Latitude
51.12736° or 51° 7′ 39″ north
Longitude
1.30937° or 1° 18′ 34″ east
Open location code
9F3348G5+WP
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
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OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
“St Edmund’s Chapel” goes by many names.
- German: “St. Edmund’s Chapel”
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