Mereworth

Mereworth

Coordinates: 51°16′19″N 0°23′15″E / 51.271860°N 0.387590°E / 51.271860; 0.387590

Mereworth
Mereworth Church.jpg
Mereworth Church
Mereworth is located in Kent
Mereworth

 Mereworth shown within Kent
District Tonbridge and Malling
Shire county Kent
Region South East
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Police Kent
Fire Kent
Ambulance South East Coast
EU Parliament South East England
List of places: UK • England • Kent

Mereworth[1] is a village near the town of Maidstone in Kent, England. The Wateringbury Stream flows through the village and powered a watermill, the site of which now lies within the grounds of Mereworth Castle.

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History

In the early 18th century the Honorable John Fane - later 7th Earl of Westmoreland - inherited the manor. He had the Palladian mansion built. Designed by Colen Campbell, Mereworth Castle then overlooked the village, so Fane had the village moved so that it couldn't be seen from the estate, about 1/2 mile to the north west of its original location. He also demolished the church, providing the villagers with a new Palladian style replacement, now devoted to St Lawrence. Mereworth church is a grade I listed building.[2]

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References

  1. ^ Mereworth is pronounced as "Merry-worth"
  2. ^ "Church of St Lawrence". English Heritage. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?pid=2&id=178886. Retrieved 2008-05-20. 

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