Bishopsbourne
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Bishopsbourne is a small village in Kent, England.
It lies in the Nailbourne valley four miles from Canterbury and about fifteen miles 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 village hall is called "Conrad Hall" in his 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.
[edit] External links
- The Mermaid
- St Mary's - wall paintings
- Elham Valley Railway
- Bucket Catalogue for Bishopsbourne, Bourne Park
- Site with details about Bishopsbourne and images of the village
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Adisham • Barham • Bekesbourne • Bekesbourne-with-Patrixbourne • Bishopsbourne • Blean • Bridge • Chartham • Chartham Hatch • Chestfield • Chislet • East Stourmouth • Fordwich • Greenhill • Hackington • Harbledown • Herne • Herne and Broomfield • Herne Bay • Hersden • Hoath • Ickham • Ickham and Well • Kingston • Littlebourne • Lower Hardres • Marshside • Patrixbourne • Petham • Plucks Gutter • Reculver • Stourmouth • Sturry • Swalecliffe • Tankerton • Thanington Without • Tyler Hill • Upper Harbledown • Upper Hardres • Waltham • Westbere • Whitstable • Wickhambreaux • Womenswold |
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| The district of the City of Canterbury List of places in Kent |
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