Bishopsbourne
Coordinates: 51°13′51″N 1°08′07″E / 51.2307°N 1.1353°E
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| OS grid reference | TR189526 |
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| 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 |
| List of places: UK • England • Kent | |
Bishopsbourne is a small village in Kent, England. It lies in the Nailbourne valley some 4 miles (6 km) from Canterbury and about 15 miles (24 km) from Dover. It has a public house, The Mermaid, built in 1861, and a church, St Mary's, with 14th-century wall paintings. Author Joseph Conrad lived here and his house, "Oswalds", still stands. The author Jocelyn Brooke lived in a house called "Forge House", just opposite the village hall, which is called "Conrad Hall" in Conrad's honour. Bishopsbourne was on the Elham Valley Railway until traffic stopped in 1947, the original railway station is now a private residence.
In 1844 an excavation at nearby Bourne Park revealed Iron Age remains. Mozart visited Bourne Park House in 1765.
Richard Hooker was the Rector from 1595 to 1600. Hooker played a significant part in the development of Anglicanism, championing a 'middle way' between Puritanism and Catholicism. His 8-volume work 'The Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity' was partly written in the Rectory at Bishopsbourne. After his death, he was buried in the Chancel of the church, and a memorial to him was provided by William Cowper.
Photographic pioneer Joseph Bancroft Reade was rector from 1863 until his death in 1870, and is buried at St Mary's.
On 30th August, 1940, a Spitfire piloted by Sgt J I Johnson was shot down and crashed near Bishopsbourne. The pilot was killed.
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- The Mermaid
- St Mary's - wall paintings
- Bishopsbourne Church
- Elham Valley Railway
- Bucket Catalogue for Bishopsbourne, Bourne Park
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