St Peter's, Kent
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| St Peter's, Kent | |
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| Population | see Broadstairs |
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| District | Thanet |
| Shire county | Kent |
| Region | South East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BROADSTAIRS |
| Postcode district | CT10 |
| Dial code | 01843 |
| Police | Kent |
| Fire | Kent |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| UK Parliament | South Thanet |
| European Parliament | South East England |
| List of places: UK • England • Kent | |
St Peter's in Thanet ( scī Petr' -1254, scī Petri 1270, St. Peters 1610 ) is a village, now part of Broadstairs and St Peters, a town on the Isle of Thanet in Kent. Long the dominant settlement of the two it was outgrown by Broadstairs after 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 two settlements were formally merged administratively in 1895.
- 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 was born there.
- On the 27 April 1952 an American Thunderjet from Manston crashed in the main street with loss of life.
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Acol • Birchington-on-Sea • Broadstairs • Cliffsend • Cliftonville • Isle of Thanet • Manston • Margate • Minster • Monkton • Newington • Palm Bay • Ramsgate • Sarre • St Nicholas at Wade • St Peter's • Westbrook • Westgate-on-Sea |
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