St Mary the Virgin Churchyard
Betteshanger, Dover District, Kent, England
Betteshanger is located east of A256 (Ramsgate to Dover Rd.); abt 2 miles directly west of Deal; about one and half miles from Tilmanstone.
The Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Betteshanger, Dover District, Kent County, England is located well away from the main road at the edge of Northbourne Park.
The church is a Victorian reconstruction originally commissioned by Lord NORTHBOURNE in 1853. The tower, tacked onto the North side of the Church is gone which may have been removed during the restoration work in 1987 when a 350 year-old yew fell across the Church causing considerable damage to the roof and Chancel.
The yew tree was planted by Sir John BOYS, the first member of that family to reside at Northbourne Park, although the yew must have stood outside of a much different building.
There is another yew tree in the churchyard that was planted by Mr. GLADSTONE at about the time the new church was constructed.
The interior contains monuments to the MORICE/MORRICE family, including Admiral MORRICE, Admiral of the White by the Belgian artist, Peter SCHEERMAKERS.
On the North side of the Church is a Norman doorway and there is also some 16th Century glass which are just about all that remain of the previous building.
Earlier this century, Betteshanger was in the center of the Kent coal fields and the towering pit head winding gears stood to the East at the Betteshanger pit closer to Northbourne and to the South at Tilmanstone.
The equipment has now been dismantled and with the addition of a Sandwich and Deal bypass to Dover, this area has returned to peace and tranquility.
Source: Observation by BLANCHE in 2001.
Betteshanger is located east of A256 (Ramsgate to Dover Rd.); abt 2 miles directly west of Deal; about one and half miles from Tilmanstone.
The Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Betteshanger, Dover District, Kent County, England is located well away from the main road at the edge of Northbourne Park.
The church is a Victorian reconstruction originally commissioned by Lord NORTHBOURNE in 1853. The tower, tacked onto the North side of the Church is gone which may have been removed during the restoration work in 1987 when a 350 year-old yew fell across the Church causing considerable damage to the roof and Chancel.
The yew tree was planted by Sir John BOYS, the first member of that family to reside at Northbourne Park, although the yew must have stood outside of a much different building.
There is another yew tree in the churchyard that was planted by Mr. GLADSTONE at about the time the new church was constructed.
The interior contains monuments to the MORICE/MORRICE family, including Admiral MORRICE, Admiral of the White by the Belgian artist, Peter SCHEERMAKERS.
On the North side of the Church is a Norman doorway and there is also some 16th Century glass which are just about all that remain of the previous building.
Earlier this century, Betteshanger was in the center of the Kent coal fields and the towering pit head winding gears stood to the East at the Betteshanger pit closer to Northbourne and to the South at Tilmanstone.
The equipment has now been dismantled and with the addition of a Sandwich and Deal bypass to Dover, this area has returned to peace and tranquility.
Source: Observation by BLANCHE in 2001.
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- Added: 28 Aug 2015
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2588991
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