Church Whitfield

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Church Whitfield
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Church Whitfield
Location within Kent
Population1,303 
OS grid reference TR3145
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Dover
Postcode district CT16 3
Police Kent
Fire Kent
Ambulance South East Coast
EU Parliament South East England
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Kent
51°09′56″N1°18′11″E / 51.1655°N 1.303°E / 51.1655; 1.303 Coordinates: 51°09′56″N1°18′11″E / 51.1655°N 1.303°E / 51.1655; 1.303

Church Whitfield is a village in the civil parish of Whitfield, and just north of Dover, in Kent, England. [1] [2] Village population is included in Whitfield civil parish. Part of the village is called Pineham.

Civil parish Territorial designation and lowest tier of local government in England

In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government, they are a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of ecclesiastical parishes which historically played a role in both civil and ecclesiastical administration; civil and religious parishes were formally split into two types in the 19th century and are now entirely separate. The unit was devised and rolled out across England in the 1860s.

Whitfield, Kent village and civil parish in Dover, Kent, England


Whitfield is an ancient village, civil parish and electoral ward in the English county of Kent. It has a modern counterpart in the large settlement located at the junction of the A2 and A256 roads, some four miles (6.4 km) north of Dover.

Dover town and major ferry port in Kent, South East England

Dover is a town and major ferry port in Kent, South East England. It faces France across the Strait of Dover, the narrowest part of the English Channel, and lies south-east of Canterbury and east of Maidstone. The town is the administrative centre of the Dover District and home of the Port of Dover. The surrounding chalk cliffs are known as the White Cliffs of Dover.

St Peter's Church is a 10th-century Saxon Church largely rebuilt in Norman times, although the church is first mentioned in 762 AD. It was restored and enlarged in 1894 by Ewan Christian.

Victorian restoration movement to refurbish and rebuild Church of England churches and cathedrals

The Victorian restoration was the widespread and extensive refurbishment and rebuilding of Church of England churches and cathedrals that took place in England and Wales during the 19th-century reign of Queen Victoria. It was not the same process as is understood today by the term building restoration.

Ewan Christian British architect

Ewan Christian (1814–95) was a British architect. He is most notable for the restorations of Southwell Minster and Carlisle Cathedral, and the design of the National Portrait Gallery. He was Architect to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners from 1851 to 1895. Christian was elected A RIBA in 1840, FRIBA in 1850, RIBA President 1884–86 and was awarded the Royal Gold Medal in 1887.

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References

  1. ↑ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 179 Canterbury & East Kent (Dover & Margate) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2013. ISBN   9780319228784.
  2. ↑ "Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer" (csv (download)). www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.


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