Parish Church of St John the Baptist

Parish Church of St John the Baptist is a church in , , which is located on Victoria Road. Parish Church of St John the Baptist is situated nearby to the community center , as well as near the church .
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Anglican
  • Description: church in Margate, Kent, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Saint John the Baptist” and “St John the Baptist’s Church, Margate”
  • Address: Victoria Road, Margate, Thanet, CT9 1LN
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dreamland Margate and Shell Grotto.

Theme park
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is an amusement park and entertainment centre based on a traditional English seaside funfair located in , Kent, England. The site of the park was first used for amusement rides in 1880, although the Dreamland name was not used until 1920 when the park's Grade II* listed Scenic Railway wooden rollercoaster was opened. is situated 1,400 feet west of Parish Church of St John the Baptist.

Photo: Gernot Keller, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The , sometimes called the Shell Temple, is an ornate underground in the seaside town of , , England. The grotto, which has a passageway and main room, was dug out from chalk, a soft limestone common in the region. is situated 1,900 feet northeast of Parish Church of St John the Baptist.

Roller coaster
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The was a wooden roller coaster located at the in , . First opened in 1920, the ride was distinctive compared to modern-day roller coasters, as a brakeman was required to travel with the train to control its speed, manually applying brakes when needed. is situated 1,500 feet west of Parish Church of St John the Baptist.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Margate and Cliftonville.

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a seaside resort on the north coast, with a population in 2021 of more than 64,000. It's suffered the usual decline of English seaside towns but its beach is still thronged on warm summer weekends, and there are several places of interest for cold wet days.

Suburb
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is a coastal area of in the Thanet district of , . It includes the Palm Bay estate, built in the 1930s with wide avenues and detached and semi-detached houses with driveways, garages and gardens.

Suburb
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is a Victorian seaside resort on the Thanet peninsula in the southeast corner of England. It is the westernmost part of and is part of the ribbon development of the north coast. lies to the west.

Parish Church of St John the Baptist

Latitude
51.38376° or 51° 23′ 2″ north
Longitude
1.38373° or 1° 23′ 1″ east
Open location code
9F3399MM+GF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 589579149
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­anglican
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Wiki­data ID
Q17530207
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