Littlebourne

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Littlebourne


An oast house in Littlebourne

Littlebourne (Kent)
Littlebourne

Littlebourne shown within Kent
Population 1454[1] (Parish)
OS grid reference TR208574
Parish Littlebourne
District City of Canterbury
Shire county Kent
Region South East
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town CANTERBURY
Postcode district CT3
Dialling code 01227
Police Kent
Fire Kent
Ambulance South East Coast
European Parliament South East England
UK Parliament Canterbury
List of places: UKEnglandKent

Coordinates: 51°16′22″N 1°09′60″E / 51.2728, 1.1666

Littlebourne is a village and civil parish near Canterbury in Kent, South East England.

The 13th-century church, St Vincent of Saragossa, is thought to have been founded by the monks of St Augustine's Abbey and contains an ancient wall painting depicting Saint Christopher, patron saint of travellers. It is also thought that the convent of St Augustine used Littlebourne for the plantation of vines.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ National Statistics Census 2001
  2. ^ Canterbury City Council