Bekesbourne
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Bekesbourne shown within Kent |
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| Area | 8.47 km2 (3.27 sq mi) |
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| Population | 925 (Civil Parish)[1] |
| – density | 109/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TR191559 |
| Civil parish | Bekesbourne-with-Patrixbourne |
| District | Canterbury |
| Shire county | Kent |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CANTERBURY |
| Postcode district | CT4 |
| Dialling code | 01227 |
| Police | Kent |
| Fire | Kent |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Canterbury |
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Bekesbourne is a village near Canterbury in Kent, South East England.
The village is centred 2.9 miles (4.7 km) ESE of the city's cathedral and its centre stretches less than 1km from its railway station to the A2 road to the south.
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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
Bekesbourne was the birthplace of the film director Michael Powell and of Stephen Hales, the physiologist, chemist and inventor.
Notes and references
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- ↑ Key Statistics; Quick Statistics: Population Density United Kingdom Census 2011 Office for National Statistics Retrieved 21 November 2013
- ↑ Canterbury City Council
- ↑ Howletts
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