Fairfield, Kent
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Fairfield is part of the Church of England parish of Brookland and Fairfield[1] on Walland Marsh (part of Romney Marsh) in the Shepway District of Kent, England. Until 1934 it was a civil parish, but was then absorbed into the civil parish of Snargate.[2] The area lies west of the village of Brookland.
Church of St Thomas a Becket
The area is most notable for the isolated church of St Thomas a Becket, a Grade I listed building,[3] in the Romney Deanery.[4]
The church has been used as a filming location, including for:
- 2011 BBC adaption of Great Expectations
- Great Expectations (2012 film)
- Parade's End (TV series)
- The Canterbury Tales (film)
References
- ↑ "Brookland and Fairfield". A Church Near You. Archbishops' Council. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
- ↑ "Fairfield AP/CP". A Vision of Britain through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
- ↑ Historic England. "Church of St Thomas a Becket and Mounting Block Attached (406840)". Images of England. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
- ↑ "St Thomas a Becket, Fairfield". A Church Near You. Archbishops' Council. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
External links
Media related to Fairfield, Kent at Wikimedia Commons
- St Thomas à Becket at Fairfield
- Fairfield, Kent War Memorials Transcription Project
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