Bekesbourne

Bekesbourne is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Bekesbourne-with-Patrixbourne, in the Canterbury district, in Kent, South-East England. In 1961 the parish had a population of 538.

Bekesbourne
The Old Palace
Bekesbourne
Location within Kent
Area8.47 km2 (3.27 sq mi)
Population925 (Civil Parish 2011)
 Density109/km2 (280/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTR191559
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCANTERBURY
Postcode districtCT4
Dialling code01227
PoliceKent
FireKent
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
UK Parliament

The village centre is 2.9 miles (4.7 km) east-south-east of Canterbury Cathedral and stretches less than 1 km from Bekesbourne railway station to the A2 road to the south.

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