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Penshurst St John the Baptist is an Ancient Parish which includes the village of Fordcombe and St Peter's Chapel in the parish.See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fordcombe+ Fordcombe Wikipedia]<br> | Penshurst St John the Baptist is an Ancient Parish which includes the village of Fordcombe and St Peter's Chapel in the parish.See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fordcombe+ Fordcombe Wikipedia]<br> | ||
The village and civil parish includes Fordcombe and a second church in the parish, Fordcombe St Peter which was built in 1847, previously a chapel of ease within the parish for Fordcombe residents. | The village and civil parish includes Fordcombe and a second church in the parish, Fordcombe St Peter which was built in 1847, previously a chapel of ease within the parish for Fordcombe residents.See [http://www.kentchurches.info/church.asp?p=Fordcombe+ Kent Churches website]<br> | ||
The church is situated behind Leicester Square in the village and adjacent to Penshurst Place the ancestral Home and estate of the Sidney family and Viscounts de L'Isle. Penshurst Place was built in 1341.See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penshurst_Place+ Penshurst Place Wikipedia] A map of the parish boundary may be found at [http://www.achurchnearyou.com/penshurst-st-john-the-baptist/+ A church near you]<br> | The church is situated behind Leicester Square in the village and adjacent to Penshurst Place the ancestral Home and estate of the Sidney family and Viscounts de L'Isle. Penshurst Place was built in 1341.See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penshurst_Place+ Penshurst Place Wikipedia] A map of the parish boundary may be found at [http://www.achurchnearyou.com/penshurst-st-john-the-baptist/+ A church near you]<br> | ||