St Peter's, Kent
| St Peter's | |
| Kent | |
|---|---|
 St Peter's Church | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TR381684 |
| Location: | 51°21’54"N, 1°25’9"E |
| Data | |
| Population: | 7,100 (2005 est.) |
| Post town: | Broadstairs |
| Postcode: | CT10 |
| Dialling code: | 01843 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Thanet |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
South Thanet |
St Peters is a village which has become part of the town of Broadstairs in Kent, on the Isle of Thanet.
St Peters predates Broadstairs itself and indeed may be called the foundation of the latter, though as Broadstairs grew as holidaymakers crowded in, the two merged in about 1841.
Originally the borough or manor of the church of St. Peter-in-Thanet (the second daughter church of Minster, established 1070, although the first written record of its present name is 1124, it was said to be the largest parish east of London, at least until Broadstairs became a separate parish 27 September 1850.
The name of the village appears in early records as ("scī Petr'" [1254]; "scī Petri" [1270]; "Sti Petri in Insula de Thaneto" [1] "St. Peters" [1610])
Miscellany
- The church has the right to fly the white ensign dating from when the Church Tower was used as a signalling station in the Napoleonic wars.
- The village sign won first prize in a nationwide competition in 1920.
- Edward Heath, leader of the Conservative Party from 1965 to 1975 (as prime minister from 1970 to 1974) was born there in 1916.[2]
- On 27 April 1952 an American Thunderjet from Manston crashed in the main street with loss of life.
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References
- ↑ Plea Rolls of the Court of Common Pleas; CP40/647; Year 1422; http://aalt.law.uh.edu/AALT1/H6/CP40no647/aCP40no647fronts/IMG_0239.htm; second entry, John Excetre esquire, as defendant, in a plea of debt
- ↑ [1]
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