Biddenden

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Biddenden
Biddenden (England)
Biddenden
Biddenden
Location in England

Anglican All Saints Church, Biddenden
Basic data
status Village and Civil Parish
surface 29.12 km²
population 2574 (as of 2011)
Ceremony county Kent
District Borough of Ashford
Constituency Ashford
Website: www.biddenden.gov.uk
Location in Kent

Biddenden is a village and Civil Parish in Borough of Ashford County Kent , England . The place has around 2,600 inhabitants.

history

Biddenden is located in the Kent Plain, about eight kilometers north of Tenterden and was a center of the iron and clothing industry . During the reign of Edward the Third (1327–1377), Flemish dressmakers settled in the area around Biddenden. The landscape is also known for its wine and apple wine production ( cider ).

Name origin

The name Biddenden is derived from Old English and translated means something like Bidda's forest area.

Personalities

Attractions

Depiction of the Siamese twins Mary and Eliza Chulkhurst

The Anglican All Saint's Church , the Anglican All Saints Church , is a Gothic church with an enclosed cemetery, on which the double grave of the Siamese twins Mary and Eliza Chulkhurst can be found. The pews of the church are lavishly furnished with seat cushions knitted by parishioners, whereby the cushions with rows of motifs (e.g. cross variations and seasons) are particularly noteworthy.

In the entrance area there are two artistically executed windows opposite, which show bird motifs ("All ye birds on the wing praise the LORD!" / "All birds under the sky praise GOD!").

Address: Anglican All Saint's Church, 36 High Street, Biddenden.

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Coordinates: 51 ° 7 '  N , 0 ° 39'  E