Bekesbourne

Bekesbourne is a village near Canterbury in Kent, South East England.

Bekesbourne

The Old Palace
Bekesbourne
Location within Kent
Area8.47 km2 (3.27 sq mi)
Population925 (Civil Parish 2011)[1]
• Density109/km2 (280/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTR191559
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCANTERBURY
Postcode districtCT4
Dialling code01227
PoliceKent
FireKent
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
UK Parliament

The village is centred 2.9 miles (4.7 km) ESE of the city's cathedral and its centre stretches less than 1 km from its railway station to the A2 road to the south.

Amenities

The parish church is dedicated to Saint Peter and has a Norman doorway, a 13th-century chancel and the first recorded example of brick mathematical tiles.[2]

Howletts Wild Animal Park is in Bekesbourne, the home of many endangered species and the world's largest breeding gorilla colony in captivity.[3]

Transport

Bekesbourne railway station serves the area, on the line between Canterbury East and Dover Priory railway stations.

The A2 is a route bordering the south of the village's formal area.

History

Bekesbourne was the site of an aerodrome, built during World War I, and which thrived as the home of the Kent Flying Club until World War II, when it was closed. One large hangar remained. It was severely damaged by and rebuilt after the Great Storm of 1987. Developed reuse took place in 1997 to build 10 detached houses on a new road, De Havillands.[n 1]

Famous residents

Notes and references
Notes
  1. De Havilland was a make of aircraft, important in early British aviation.
References
  1. Key Statistics; Quick Statistics: Population Density United Kingdom Census 2011 Office for National Statistics Retrieved 21 November 2013
  2. Canterbury City Council
  3. "Howletts". Archived from the original on 9 January 2008. Retrieved 29 January 2008.
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