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Church of St. Peter & St. Paul

Memorials	:	172
Location	:	Newchurch, Shepway District, England
Coordinate	:	51.0438640, 0.9272210
Description	:	Begun in the 1200's, this church is famous for its crooked tower, the first two stages of which were built about 1410, but as the tower began to lean after the second stage was completed, buttresses were installed to stop the tower from collapsing. In 1480 the final stage of the tower was erected on the level perpendicular to the ground which is what gives the tower the appearance of a major kink in the middle with the lower two stages leaning westwards. The font inside the church is embellished with the White Rose of York, the Red Rose of... Read More	Begun in the 1200's, this church is famous for its crooked tower, the first two stages of which were built about 1410, but as the tower began to lean after the second stage was completed, buttresses were installed to stop the tower from collapsing. In 1480 the final stage of the tower was erected on the level perpendicular to the ground which is what gives the tower the appearance of a major kink in the middle with the lower two stages leaning westwards. The font inside the church is embellished with the White Rose of York, the Red Rose of Lancaster and the Tudor Rose as well as the emblem of St Peter & St Paul. The Jacobean era pulpit is the oldest on the Romney Marsh. ~ 1414Jan ~

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Church of St. Peter & St. Paul is located at The Street Newchurch, Shepway District ,Kent , TN29 0DPEngland.
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Latitude: 51.0438640
Longitude: 0.9272210

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1. St. Peter and St. Paul's Churchyard
Bilsington, Ashford Borough, England
Coordinate: 51.0713940, 0.9136430

2. St. Rumwold Churchyard
Bonnington, Ashford Borough, England
Coordinate: 51.0722680, 0.9350370

3. St Mary the Virgin Churchyard
St Mary in the Marsh, Shepway District, England
Coordinate: 51.0141390, 0.9423380

4. St. Mary Magdalene Churchyard
Ruckinge, Ashford Borough, England
Coordinate: 51.0654060, 0.8883300

5. St Augustine Church
Snave, Ashford Borough, England
Coordinate: 51.0334570, 0.8710390

6. St George's Church
Ivychurch, Shepway District, England
Coordinate: 51.0124590, 0.8895980

7. All Saints Churchyard
Burmarsh, Shepway District, England
Coordinate: 51.0492000, 0.9964000

8. Dymchurch burial ground
Dymchurch, Shepway District, England
Coordinate: 51.0292430, 0.9972430

9. St Peter and St Paul Churchyard
Dymchurch, Shepway District, England
Coordinate: 51.0283830, 0.9979190

10. Saint Martin's Churchyard
Aldington, Ashford Borough, England
Coordinate: 51.0874330, 0.9615520

11. St Enswith's Church
Brenzett, Shepway District, England
Coordinate: 51.0138510, 0.8573170

12. Brenzett Cemetery
Brenzett, Shepway District, England
Coordinate: 51.0130800, 0.8561300

13. St Mary the Virgin Churchyard
Orlestone, Ashford Borough, England
Coordinate: 51.0767000, 0.8539000

14. St Clement Churchyard
Old Romney, Shepway District, England
Coordinate: 50.9901390, 0.8981780

15. St. Matthew Churchyard
Warehorne, Ashford Borough, England
Coordinate: 51.0575460, 0.8375700

16. Burma Campaign Memorial
New Romney, Shepway District, England
Coordinate: 50.9851600, 0.9404470

17. St Nicholas Churchyard
New Romney, Shepway District, England
Coordinate: 50.9850930, 0.9411740

18. New Romney Cemetery
New Romney, Shepway District, England
Coordinate: 50.9843600, 0.9388800

19. St. Dunstan Churchyard
Snargate, Shepway District, England
Coordinate: 51.0227100, 0.8371750

20. St. Stephen's Churchyard
Lympne, Shepway District, England
Coordinate: 51.0720910, 1.0244150

21. St Mary's Churchyard
Kenardington, Ashford Borough, England
Coordinate: 51.0546000, 0.8164000

22. St. John The Baptist Churchyard
Mersham, Ashford Borough, England
Coordinate: 51.1168720, 0.9312840

23. St Mary Churchyard
Sellindge, Shepway District, England
Coordinate: 51.1070200, 0.9897100

24. St Augustine Church
Brookland, Shepway District, England
Coordinate: 50.9973880, 0.8337460