Bekesbourne

infobox UK place
country = England
official_name= Bekesbourne
latitude= 51.2600
longitude= 1.1413
map_type=
population = 868 [ [http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=795404&c=Bekesbourne&d=16&e=15&g=457315&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779 National Statistics] Census 2001] (Parish)
civil_parish= Bekesbourne-with-Patrixbourne
shire_district= Canterbury
shire_county= Kent
region= South East England
constituency_westminster= Canterbury
post_town= CANTERBURY
postcode_district = CT4
postcode_area= CT|dial_code= 01227
os_grid_reference= TR191559

Bekesbourne is a village, within the civil parish of Bekesbourne-with-Patrixbourne, near Canterbury in Kent, South East England.

Located approximately three miles south-east of the city boundary the village has a church, St Peter's Parish Church which has a Norman doorway, a 13th century chancel and the first recorded example of brick mathematical tiles. [ [http://www.canterbury.co.uk/cgi-bin/buildpage.pl?mysql=345 Canterbury City Council] ]

Howletts Wild Animal Park is in Bekesbourne, the home of many endangered species and the world's largest breeding gorilla colony in captivity. [http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=Meet_The_Animals Howletts] ]

Bekesbourne railway station serves the area, on the line between Canterbury East and Dover Priory railway stations.

Bekesbourne was the site of an aerodrome, built during World War I, and which thrived as the home of the Kent Flying Club until World War II, when it was closed. One large hangar remained. It was severely damaged by and rebuilt after the hurricane of 1987. It was then demolished in the early 1990's and the site developed with 10 large detached houses. The road on which they are situated was named De Havillands.

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