Fairfield, Kent
| Fairfield | |
|---|---|
 St Thomas à Becket church | |
  Fairfield Location within Kent | |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Romney Marsh |
| Postcode district | TN29 |
| Police | Kent |
| Fire | Kent |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| UK Parliament | |
Fairfield is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Snargate, in the Folkestone and Hythe district of Kent, England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 61.[1] On 1 April 1934 the parish was abolished and merged with Snargate; part also went to Stone-cum-Ebony.[2] The area lies west of the village of Brookland. It is in the Church of England parish of Brookland and Fairfield[3] on Walland Marsh (part of Romney Marsh).
Church of St Thomas à Becket
[edit]The area is most notable for the isolated church of St Thomas à Becket, a Grade I listed building,[4] in the Romney Deanery.[5]
The church has been used as a filming location, including for:
- a 2011 BBC adaption of Great Expectations
- a 2012 BBC adaption of Great Expectations
- Parade's End, a 2012 BBC serial
- the 1972 film adaptation of The Canterbury Tales by Pier Paolo Pasolini
References
[edit]- ^ "Population statistics Fairfield AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ "Fairfield AP/CP". A Vision of Britain through Time. University of Portsmouth. Archived from the original on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
- ^ "Brookland and Fairfield". A Church Near You. Archbishops' Council. Archived from the original on 8 March 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Thomas a Becket and Mounting Block Attached (1277450)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
- ^ "St Thomas a Becket, Fairfield". A Church Near You. Archbishops' Council. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fairfield, Kent.
- St Thomas à Becket at Fairfield Archived 19 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- Fairfield, Kent War Memorials Transcription Project
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