Fairfield
St Thomas a Becket church
Fairfield is located in Kent
Fairfield
Fairfield
Location within Kent
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Region
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Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townRomney Marsh
Postcode districtTN29
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51°00′18″N 0°47′53″E / 51.005°N 0.798°E / 51.005; 0.798

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 a Becket

The area is most notable for the isolated church of St Thomas a Becket, a Grade I listed building,[4] in the Romney Deanery.[5]

The church has been used as a filming location, including for:

References

  1. ^ "Population statistics Fairfield AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Fairfield AP/CP". A Vision of Britain through Time. University of Portsmouth. Archived from the original on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
  3. ^ "Brookland and Fairfield". A Church Near You. Archbishops' Council. Archived from the original on 8 March 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
  4. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Thomas a Becket and Mounting Block Attached (1277450)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
  5. ^ "St Thomas a Becket, Fairfield". A Church Near You. Archbishops' Council. Retrieved 29 December 2011.

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Towns and villages in the Folkestone and Hythe district of Kent, England
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