St Mary the Virgin's Churchyard, Minster, Kent
Visited April 2017
Not the Minster in Sheppey, Kent, this church is in the town of Minster near Ramsgate in Kent. Nice and confusing!
Sadly the very large church was closed when I visited, but apparently it's well worth a visit. It was founded c.670AD, as the church of the monastery for Nuns founded as Minster Abbey. It is sometimes known as 'The Cathedral of the Marshes' due to its size. The interior retains a number of Medieval features (as does the exterior), and there's an old Victorian school house in the churchyard.
The surrounding churchyard is landscaped, and has clearly had a lot of gravestones cleared at some point in the past. There are some old stones dotted around, but most look to be 19th century. Peaceful and well worth a wander round, but perhaps best timed to visit when the church is open too (which I shall be doing if I visit again!).
For a good overview of the history of the church building, see the Kent Archaeology page.
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