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Encyclopedia > Eastry

Eastry is a remote, yet historically significant village four kilometres SW of Sandwich, in Kent. Arms of Sandwich Town Council Sandwich is an historic town in Kent, south-east England. ... Kent is a county in England, south-east of London. ...


Its name is derived from East and y meaning province (cp Surrey: southern province) .

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Historical legends

It was here that a royal palace of the Saxon kings of Kent stood. One of Kent's oldest legends concerns King Egbert and the murder of his cousins within the palace walls. According to the legend, the royal residence was passed to the priory of Christchurch in Canterbury as penance for the crime. The site of this ancient palace is believed to now be occupied by Eastry Court, close besides the church. There are two historical individuals typically known only as Egbert. ... St Peters St, Canterbury, from the West Gate, 1993 Canterbury (Latin: Duroverum) is a cathedral city in the county of Kent in southeast England. ...


Another traditional story is that Thomas Becket hid in Eastry's caves whilst escaping frpm England in 1164. Those same caves contain other stories that may or may not be true. Saint Thomas à Becket (or Thomas Becket) (ca. ... Alternate meanings: Cave (disambiguation) The outside world viewed from a cave A cave is a natural underground void. ... Events Count Henry I of Champagne marries Marie de Champagne. ...


Parish church

Eastry parish church is dedicated to St Mary. Within the church are a brass standard bushel measure given in 1792. A bushel is a unit of volume, used (with somewhat different definitions) in the systems of Imperial units and U.S. customary units. ...


Modern Eastry

The East Kent Light Railway was built between 1911 and 1917 to serve the new coal mines which were being opened up in the area. Two stations - Eastry and Eastry South - were opened. Both the collieries and the line failed and the section from Eythorne completely closed. Description The East Kent Railway is a short heritage railway in Kent, England. ... Eythorne is a very small, beautiful village located some ten miles NNW of Dover in Kent. ...


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channel4.com - Time Team - Eastry, Kent - text only (1673 words)
But a mile away the owner of Eastry Court, one of the oldest houses in England, believes that his gardens hold the remains of the palace.
He was able to reveal that the hill at Eastry was on a network of ancient roads, linking it with an Anglo-Saxon centre at Eastry itself.
The section of the brooch found near Eastry is a fine example of the incredible craftsmanship of the Anglo-Saxon jewellers.
Eastry (404 words)
Eastry School was built at which time a small bell by Rufford is thought to have been hung (although there was an earlier school in 1840).
The tenor went to Eastry, although a mistake was made and at the time this was believed to be the 2nd.
The fact that Eastry was actually in possession of the Hawkhurst tenor rather than the 2nd as previously thought was discovered when the tuning figures were measured: it was the same note as the current treble.
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