St Mary the Virgin

St Mary the Virgin is a church in Shorne, Borough of Gravesham, England, which is located on Church Lane. St Mary the Virgin is situated near the peak Shorne Hill, as well as near the hamlet Thong.

Type: Church
Denomination: Anglican
Also known as: “Chalk Church” and “St Mary’s”
Address: Church Lane, Gravesend, DA12 2NL

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Shorne Woods Country Park and Riverview Park Library.

Shorne Woods Country Park

Park

Photo: PAUL FARMER, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Shorne Woods Country Park is located between Strood and Gravesend, in the English county of Kent. It was once part of a large estate, later passed to the county council to be used as a country park. Shorne Woods Country Park is situated 1½ miles south of St Mary the Virgin.

Riverview Park Library

Library

Photo: Glyn Baker, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Riverview Park Library is situated 1¼ miles southwest of St Mary the Virgin.

Gads Hill Place

Manor estate

Photo: Jack1956, Public domain.

Gad's Hill Place in Higham, Kent, sometimes spelt Gadshill Place and Gads Hill Place, was the country home of Charles Dickens. Today the building is the independent Gad's Hill School. Gads Hill Place is situated 2 miles southeast of St Mary the Virgin.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chalk and Thong.

Chalk

Village

Photo: Glen, CC BY 2.0.

Chalk is a village and since 1935 a former civil parish which adjoins the east of Gravesend, in the Gravesham district, in the county of Kent, England.

Thong

Hamlet

Photo: Rj21, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Thong is a hamlet southeast of Gravesend in Kent, England. The population of the hamlet is included in the civil parish of Shorne. It has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names and appeared as a question answer for Round Britain Quiz on BBC Radio 4.

Singlewell

Suburb

Photo: Glyn Baker, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Singlewell is an area and council ward south of Gravesend, in the Gravesham district, in the county of Kent, England. There was previously a settlement named Ifield as explained below. Singlewell is situated 2 miles southwest of St Mary the Virgin.

St Mary the Virgin

Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Shorne, Borough of Gravesham, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.42654° or 51° 25′ 36″ north

Longitude

0.41977° or 0° 25′ 11″ east

Open location code

9F32CCG9+JW

OpenStreetMap ID

way 94149603

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=anglican

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Highlights: St Katherines Chapel and Shorne Hill.

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