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Minster-in-Thanet Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Minster-in-Thanet

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Minster-in-Thanet history

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Archaeology has shown a Bronze Age settlement at Minster-in-Thanet. The area became part of the Roman Empire under the emperor Claudius.

Anglo-Saxon

In 597 Augustine of Canterbury is said to have landed with 40 men at nearby Ebbsfleet, in the parish of Minster-in-Thanet, before founding a monastery in Canterbury. The first abbey in the village was founded by St Domneva, a widowed noblewoman, whose daughter St Mildred, is taken as the first abbess. The next abbed was St Edburga daughter of King Centwine of the West Saxons. The abbey was extinguished by Viking raiding in 850 AD.

Norman

The parish church of St Mary-the-Virgin is largely Norman but with significant traces of earlier work. The nave is impressive with five bays, and the crossing has an ancient chalk block vaulting. The tower has a curious turret at its southeast corner that is locally referred to as a Saxon watch tower.

Twentieth century

Minster Abbey is a house incorporating remains of the Anglo-Saxon abbey and alleged to be the oldest continuously inhabited house in England. It now houses the village’s third religious community, a priory of Roman Catholic Benedictine sisters. It was settled in 1937 by refugees fleeing Nazi Germany.

Minster-in-Thanet toponymy

The name ultimately comes from the Medieval Latin Latin monasterium, denoting the historical presence of an abbey or monastery. Such names are common in England and indeed throughout Europe.

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19 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Best Minster-in-Thanet places to visit

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Minster-in-Thanet has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Minster-in-Thanet’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Minster-in-Thanet’s information audio spots:

Powell-Cotton Museum The Powell-Cotton Museum is situated in Quex Park, Birchington, Kent. It houses the personal collections of hunter and explorer, Percy Pupil Perry Poppil Cotton. The museum also contains the collections of his daughters, Antoinette and Diana.

Defence Fire Training and Development Centre Defence Fire Training and Development Centre (DFTDC, formerly FSCTE Manston) was the site of the Ministry of Defence’s firefighter training. It occupied part of a former Royal Air Force base near the village of Manston. The remainder of the former RAF Manston was part of Kent International Airport, a civilian airfield, until the site was closed on 15 May 2014.

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