Capel, Kent
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Capel is a village and civil parish
in the Tunbridge Wells District of Kent
, England
. The parish is located on the north of the Weald
, three miles (4.8km) to the east of Tonbridge.
The parish Church of St Thomas à Becket
is now redundant, and in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust
. Services are held there four times a year, and the church is open to visitors daily. It contains some lovely 12th century wall paintings, originally there to help those who could not read learn the stories of the Bible; outside is a yew tree under which Thomas a Becket himself is supposed to have preached. The parish is now known as Tudeley-cum-Capel with Five Oak Green.
Capel also sports the Dovecote Inn, a fine traditional Kentish pub which received an award from CAMRA, The Campaign For Real Ale
on February 14 2009, marking the pub's inclusion in every edition of the Good Beer Guide for the previous 10 years.
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
in the Tunbridge Wells District of Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The parish is located on the north of the Weald
Weald
The Weald is the name given to an area in South East England situated between the parallel chalk escarpments of the North and the South Downs. It should be regarded as three separate parts: the sandstone "High Weald" in the centre; the clay "Low Weald" periphery; and the Greensand Ridge which...
, three miles (4.8km) to the east of Tonbridge.
The parish Church of St Thomas à Becket
Church of St Thomas à Becket, Capel
The Church of St Thomas à Becket, Capel, is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Capel, Kent, England. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. Capel is located east of Tonbridge, off the...
is now redundant, and in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust
Churches Conservation Trust
The Churches Conservation Trust, which was initially known as the Redundant Churches Fund, is a charity whose purpose is to protect historic churches at risk, those that have been made redundant by the Church of England. The Trust was established by the Pastoral Measure of 1968...
. Services are held there four times a year, and the church is open to visitors daily. It contains some lovely 12th century wall paintings, originally there to help those who could not read learn the stories of the Bible; outside is a yew tree under which Thomas a Becket himself is supposed to have preached. The parish is now known as Tudeley-cum-Capel with Five Oak Green.
Capel also sports the Dovecote Inn, a fine traditional Kentish pub which received an award from CAMRA, The Campaign For Real Ale
Campaign for Real Ale
The Campaign for Real Ale is an independent voluntary consumer organisation based in St Albans, England, whose main aims are promoting real ale, real cider and the traditional British pub...
on February 14 2009, marking the pub's inclusion in every edition of the Good Beer Guide for the previous 10 years.