Bekesbourne
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| Bekesbourne | |
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| Statistics | |
| Population: | 868 [1] (Parish) |
| Ordnance Survey | |
| OS grid reference: | TR191559 |
| Administration | |
| Parish: | Bekesbourne-with-Patrixbourne |
| District: | City of Canterbury |
| Shire county: | Kent |
| Region: | South East England |
| Constituent country: | England |
| Sovereign state: | United Kingdom |
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| Ceremonial county: | Kent |
| Historic county: | Kent |
| Services | |
| Police force: | Kent Police |
| Fire and rescue: | {{{Fire}}} |
| Ambulance: | South East Coast |
| Post office and telephone | |
| Post town: | CANTERBURY |
| Postal district: | CT4 |
| Dialling code: | 01227 |
| Politics | |
| UK Parliament: | Canterbury |
| European Parliament: | South East England |
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Bekesbourne is a village, within the civil parish of Bekesbourne-with-Patrixbourne, near Canterbury in Kent, South East England.
Located approximately three miles south-east of the city boundary the village has a church, St Peter's Parish Church which has a Norman doorway, a 13th century chancel and the first recorded example of brick mathematical tiles. [2]
Howletts Wild Animal Park is in Bekesbourne, the home of many endangered species and the world's largest gorilla colony.
Bekesbourne railway station serves the area, on the line between Canterbury East and Dover Priory railway stations.
Bekesbourne was the site of an aerodrome, built during World War I, and which thrived as the home of the Kent Flying Club until World War II, when it was closed. One large hangar remains.
the aredrome was demolished 1998 and in its place stands 10 houses.
