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Eastwell, Kent

Hamlet in Kent, England

Eastwell, Kent

Hamlet in Kent, England

FieldValue
countryEngland
static_imageSt Mary, Eastwell, Kent - geograph.org.uk - 809069.jpg
static_image_captionRuin of St Mary's parish church
label_positiontop
coordinates
official_nameEastwell
population103
population_ref(2011 Census)
area_total_km23.62
shire_districtAshford
shire_countyKent
regionSouth East England
constituency_westminsterWeald of Kent
post_townAshford
postcode_districtTN25
postcode_areaTN
dial_code01233
os_grid_referenceTR009473
websiteBoughton Aluph and Eastwell Parish Council

Eastwell is a hamlet and civil parish about 3 mi north of Ashford, Kent, England. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 103. Eastwell shares a grouped parish council with the neighbouring parish of Boughton Aluph.

Parish church

Main article: St Mary's Church, Eastwell

Much of the medieval parish church of St Mary collapsed in 1951, and most of the ruins were demolished in 1956. Only the 15th-century west tower, the west wall of the south aisle and a 19th-century mortuary chapel remain standing. Since 1980 the remains have been a Scheduled Ancient Monument and cared for by the Friends of Friendless Churches charity.

Eastwell Park

Main article: Eastwell Park

Part of Eastwell Manor house

Eastwell Park is a country estate almost one square mile in area surrounding Eastwell Manor, a Jacobethan country house completed in 1848. Eastwell Lake was created at the same time. The hotel offers a golf course, indoor swimming pool and horseriding.

Contemporary with the house is Eastwell Towers, a Jacobethan gatehouse in the adjacent parish of Boughton Aluph. The drive from the gatehouse to the manor house is about 1 mi long.

Lake House

Lake House is a late 13th-century house in Eastwell Park south of the manor house. It has a 17th-century roof and 19th-century windows, but retains four original windows, now blocked. It is a Grade II* listed building.

Governance

There are three tiers of local government covering Eastwell, at parish, district and county level: Boughton Aluph and Eastwell Parish Council, Ashford Borough Council, and Kent County Council. The parish council is a grouped parish council, covering the two parishes of Eastwell and Boughton Aluph. It meets at the village hall in Boughton Lees, known as the Iron Room.

Notable inhabitants

By age of birth:

  • Richard Plantagenet (Richard of Eastwell) (1469–1550), purported son of King Richard III
  • Sir Thomas Moyle (1488–1560), Speaker of the House of Commons
  • Anne Finch, Countess of Winchilsea (1661–1720), poet and courtier
  • George Finch-Hatton, 11th Earl of Winchilsea (1815–1887), politician, and his family
  • Prince Alfred of Great Britain, Duke of Edinburgh (1866–1900), and his family

References

References

  1. "Location of Weald of Kent".
  2. "Area: Eastwell (Parish): Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". [[Office for National Statistics]].
  3. {{NHLE
  4. "Eastwell St Mary". [[Friends of Friendless Churches]].
  5. {{NHLE
  6. "Boughton Aluph and Eastwell Parish Council".
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