Mereworth

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Mereworth
Mereworth (Kent)
Mereworth

Mereworth shown within Kent
District Tonbridge and Malling
Shire county Kent
Region South East
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Police Kent
Fire Kent
Ambulance South East Coast
European Parliament South East England
List of places: UK • England • Kent

Coordinates: 51°16′19″N 0°23′15″E / 51.27186, 0.38759

Mereworth church
Mereworth church

Mereworth[1] is a village near the town of Maidstone in Kent, England. The Wateringbury Stream flows through the village and powered a watermill, the site of which now lies within the grounds of Mereworth Castle.

In the early 1700's the Honorable John Fane - later 7th Earl of Westmoreland - inherited the manor. He had the Palladian mansion built. Designed by Colen Campbell, Mereworth Castle then overlooked the village, so Fane had the village moved so that it couldn't be seen from the estate, about 1/2 mile to the north west of its original location. He also demolished the church, providing the villagers with a new Palladian style replacement, now devoted to St Lawrence. Mereworth church is a grade I listed building[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Mereworth is pronounced as "Merry-worth"
  2. ^ CHURCH OF ST LAWRENCE, THE STREET, MEREWORTH, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT. English Heritage. Retrieved on 2008-05-20.
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