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St Mary Sub Castro, Dover
St Mary sub Castro (i. e. ''"St Mary below the Castle"''), or St Mary de Castro, or St Mary in Castro (''"St Mary in the Castle"''), is a church in the grounds of Dover Castle, Kent, south-east England. It is a heavily restored Anglo-Saxon architecture, Anglo-Saxon structure, built next to a Ancient Rome, Roman lighthouse which became the church bell-tower. St Mary serves the local population and the British Army, army and is the church of the Dover Garrison. Location Dover is a major port on the south-east coast of England, at a gap in the White Cliffs of Dover near the narrowest point of the English Channel. Its proximity to mainland Europe has made it a key military, maritime and trade location for millennia. The Ancient Rome, Romans built forts here in c. AD130 and c. AD270, and the town has fortifications from many eras since. The Romans also built two Dubris#Lighthouses, pharoses, possibly c. AD130, on the Eastern and Dover Western Heights, Western Heights above the g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kent
Kent is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Essex across the Thames Estuary to the north, the Strait of Dover to the south-east, East Sussex to the south-west, Surrey to the west, and Greater London to the north-west. The county town is Maidstone. The county has an area of and had population of 1,875,893 in 2022, making it the Ceremonial counties of England#Lieutenancy areas since 1997, fifth most populous county in England. The north of the county contains a conurbation which includes the towns of Chatham, Kent, Chatham, Gillingham, Kent, Gillingham, and Rochester, Kent, Rochester. Other large towns are Maidstone and Ashford, Kent, Ashford, and the City of Canterbury, borough of Canterbury holds City status in the United Kingdom, city status. For local government purposes Kent consists of a non-metropolitan county, with twelve districts, and the unitary authority area of Medway. The county historically included south-ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
