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St Martin's, Kent

St Martin's is an urban area in Canterbury, Kent. The area is named from the Church of St Martin, the oldest church building in Great Britain still in use as a church. St Martin's was the private chapel of Queen Bertha of Kent. Saint Augustine used St Martin's as his mission headquarters and King Æthelberht was baptised here. The area is within the council area of Canterbury (Kent).

Place Type: Urban locality
Historic County: Kent
Lat, Long: 51.277872,1.093682
Grid Reference: TR 1586 5773
Council Area: Canterbury CA (Kent CA)
Police Area: Kent PA

GBPN ID: 294977
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/St_Martin's,_Kent_294977

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