Church of St Mary the Virgin, Fordwich
The Church of St Mary the Virgin is a redundant Anglican church in the small town of Fordwich, Kent, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Description: Grade I listed church in Fordwich, Canterbury, Kent, England, UK
- Also known as: “St Mary’s Church, Fordwich” and “St. Mary the Virgin”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fordwich Town Hall and Fordwich Arms.
Fordwich Town Hall
Community center
Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fordwich Town Hall is a municipal structure in King Street, Fordwich, Kent, England. The structure, which serves as the meeting place of Fordwich Town Council, is a Grade II* listed building.
The George And Dragon Inn
Pub
Photo: Nigel Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The George And Dragon Inn is a pub, which is situated 490 feet southwest of Church of St Mary the Virgin, Fordwich.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fordwich and Sturry.
Fordwich
Town
Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fordwich is a market town and a civil parish in east Kent, England, on the River Stour, northeast of Canterbury. It is the smallest community by population in Britain with a town council. Its population increased by 30 between 2001 and 2011.
Sturry
Village
Photo: pam fray, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sturry is a village on the Great Stour river situated 3 miles northeast of Canterbury in Kent. Its large civil parish incorporates several hamlets and, until April 2019, the former mining village of Hersden.
Westbere
Village
Photo: Nick Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Westbere is a small village and civil parish in Kent, England, centred 4 miles north-east of Canterbury city centre along the A28 road to the Isle of Thanet.
Church of St Mary the Virgin, Fordwich
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Fordwich, City of Canterbury, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.29581° or 51° 17′ 45″ northLongitude
1.12711° or 1° 7′ 38″ eastOpen location code
9F3374WG+8ROpenStreetMap ID
way 75715482OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q5117593
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In Other Languages
“Church of St Mary the Virgin, Fordwich” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه القديسه مريم العذراء”
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Highlights include Great Stour and Walnut Tree Cottage.
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