2014

TQ4744 : Church of St Peter, Hever

taken 10 years ago, near to Hever, Kent, England

Church of St Peter, Hever
Church of St Peter, Hever
Church of St Peter, Hever

St Peter’s Church dates back to the 14th century and is located in the centre of Hever next to Hever Castle. Built on the site of an earlier Norman Church, it has been a place of worship for the last 875 years.
Remnants of this Norman place of worship can be found on the outside walls where Norman stones were used in the building of the present church. Also, you’ll find a list of past Rectors of the Church hanging on the West wall dating back to 1200.
The Church is well known for being the final resting place of Sir Thomas Boleyn, Anne Boleyn’s father and Elizabeth I’s grandfather.
Grade I listed. LinkExternal link

Grade I and Category A listed buildings and structures

Grade I listed buildings and structures are of exceptional, even international importance. There are over 6,000 in the country. Only 2.5% of listed buildings are Grade I listed.
In Scotland the classification is Category A
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Hever

Hever is a village in the Sevenoaks District of Kent. The parish is located on the River Eden, a tributary of the River Medway, east of Edenbridge.
The place-name 'Hever' is first used in a Saxon charter of 814, where it appears as 'Heanyfre'; the name means 'high edge'.
Hever contains Hever Castle, the childhood home of Anne Boleyn, second wife of King Henry VIII.
In the parish church of St Peter is the tomb of Thomas Boleyn, the father of Anne Boleyn and grandfather of Queen Elizabeth I.


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TQ4744, 273 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
N Chadwick   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 12 June, 2014   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 14 September, 2014
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 4765 4484 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:11.0236N 0:6.6721E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 4763 4483
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East-northeast (about 67 degrees)
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