St Peter's, Kent

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St Peter's
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St Peter's Church
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St Peter's
Location within Kent
Population7,042 (2011.Ward) [1]
OS grid reference TR381684
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town BROADSTAIRS
Postcode district CT10
Dialling code 01843
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51°21′54″N1°25′09″E / 51.3651°N 1.4191°E / 51.3651; 1.4191
The Catholic Church of Our Lady Star of the Sea on Broadstairs Road is named after the Shrine of Our Lady above Broadstairs harbour. Our-lady-star-of-the-sea-broadstairs.jpg
The Catholic Church of Our Lady Star of the Sea on Broadstairs Road is named after the Shrine of Our Lady above Broadstairs harbour.
St Peter-in-Thanet road sign St Peter-in-Thanet road sign.jpg
St Peter-in-Thanet road sign

St Peter's is an area of Broadstairs, in the civil parish of Broadstairs and St Peter's, on the Isle of Thanet, in Kent, England. Historically a village, it was outgrown by the long-dominant settlement of the two, Broadstairs, after 1841. Originally the borough or manor of the church of St. Peter-in-Thanet, it was said to be the largest parish east of London, at least until Broadstairs became a separate parish on 27 September 1850. The two settlements were formally merged administratively in 1895.

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History

The village and its church, named after Saint Peter, was the second daughter church of Minster established in 1070, although the first written record of its present name dates to 1124. In 1254 the village was named "scī Petr'", which gradually changed to "scī Petri" by 1270, Sti Petri in Insula de Thaneto by 1422, [3] and finally settling by 1610 on its current form of St Peter's. The church has the right to fly the white ensign, dating from when the church tower was used as a signalling station in the Napoleonic Wars. The village sign won first prize in a nationwide competition in 1920. [4] Edward Heath, leader of the Conservative Party and prime minister from 1970 to 1974, was born in the village in 1916. [5] On 27 April 1952 a United States Air Force Republic F-84 Thunderjet from RAF Manston crashed in the main street, killing three including the pilot. [6] [7]

In 1894 the civil parish was abolished and split with the rural part becoming St Peter Intra and the part in Broadstairs Urban District becoming St Peter Extra. On 1 April 1914 St Peter became a parish again, on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished to form "Broadstairs and St Peters", part also went to Ramsgate and Margate. [8] In 1931 the parish had a population of 12,745. [9]

Demography

St Peter's compared
2001 UK CensusSt Peter's wardThanet boroughEngland
Population6,761126,70249,138,831
Foreign born4.3%5.1%9.2%
White97.8%97.7%90.9%
Asian1.2%0.9%4.6%
Black0.2%0.3%2.3%
Christian75.7%73.6%71.7%
Muslim0.3%0.5%3.1%
Hindu0.3%0.2%1.1%
No religion14%15.9%14.6%
Unemployed2.8%4.4%3.3%
Retired19.2%17.5%13.5%

At the 2001 UK census, the St Peter's electoral ward had a population of 6,761. The ethnicity was 97.8% white, 0.7% mixed race, 1.2% Asian, 0.2% black and 0.1% other. The place of birth of residents was 95.7% United Kingdom, 0.7% Republic of Ireland, 0.9% other Western European countries, and 2.7% elsewhere. Religion was recorded as 75.7% Christian, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.3% Hindu, 0% Sikh, 0.1% Jewish, and 0.3% Muslim. 14% were recorded as having no religion, 0.4% had an alternative religion and 8.6% did not state their religion. [10]

The economic activity of residents aged 16–74 was 38% in full-time employment, 13.6% in part-time employment, 9% self-employed, 2.8% unemployed, 2.2% students with jobs, 3.9% students without jobs, 19.2% retired, 5.7% looking after home or family, 3.3% permanently sick or disabled and 2.3% economically inactive for other reasons. The industry of employment of residents was 16.1% retail, 14.9% manufacturing, 7.2% construction, 9.3% real estate, 13.2% health and social work, 12.1% education, 7.3% transport and communications, 5.5% public administration, 4.7% hotels and restaurants, 2.5% finance, 1% agriculture and 6.2% other. Compared with national figures, the ward had a relatively high proportion of workers in education and health and social work. There were a relatively low proportion in agriculture, real estate and finance. Of the ward's residents aged 16–74, 15.5% had a higher education qualification or the equivalent, compared with 19.9% nationwide. [10]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Location of East Thanet". parliament.uk. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  3. ↑ "Plea Rolls of the Court of Common Pleas; CP40/647". Aalt.law.uh.edu. 1422. Retrieved 17 July 2017. Second entry, John Excetre esquire, as defendant, in a plea of debt
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  5. ↑ "Edward Heath". Archived from the original on 11 October 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
  6. ↑ [ dead link ]
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