Minster-in-Thanet
Minster | ||
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Shire county | ||
Region | ||
Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | RAMSGATE | |
Postcode district | CT12 | |
Dialling code | 01843 | |
Police | Kent | |
Fire | Kent | |
Ambulance | South East Coast | |
UK Parliament | ||
Minster, also known as Minster-in-Thanet, is a village and
Toponymy
The name ultimately comes from the Medieval Latin monasterium, denoting the historical presence of an abbey or monastery; such names are common in England and indeed throughout Europe.
History
This section needs additional citations for verification. (September 2008) |
Anglo-Saxon
In 597 Augustine of Canterbury is said, by the Venerable Bede, to have landed with 40 men at nearby Ebbsfleet, in the parish of Minster-in-Thanet, before founding a monastery in Canterbury; a cross marks the spot of his landing.
Minster itself originally started as a
The third known abbess was Sigeburh, who was active
Vikings attacked the surrounding area in 850 AD.[10]
Norman
The parish church of
The
Nineteenth century
The 1876 Ordnance Survey Great Britain County Series map[11] shows a Methodist (Wesleyan) chapel in St Mildred's Road; on the 1898 OS map[12] it has become Roman Catholic and been renamed "St Mildred's R.C. chapel", also being referred to as "St Mildred's church and presbytery". It later closed but as permission to demolish it and build houses on the site was denied in 2010,[13] it was converted into a private residence.[14]
Twentieth century
Landscape
Generally a flat landscape, the area's main features include
Land reclamation has had a strong history in Minster and Monkton, where the original reclamation was done by the monks themselves.[19]
Education
The
Transport
Bus services are provided by Stagecoach.
Military
Minster has a war memorial dedicated to those lost in World War I and World War II and this is located in St Mary's church.
In 2013, Minster hosted a memorial for Jean de Selys Longchamps, a Belgian fighter pilot who is buried in Minster cemetery. This event was hosted by Minster & Monkton Royal British Legion in conjunction with Minster Parish Council and was attended by such dignitaries as The Lord Lieutenant of Kent and the Chief of the Belgian Air Defense.[citation needed]
Notable residents
- St Augustine of Canterbury is said by the Venerable Bede to have landed with 40 men at Ebbsfleet, within the parish of Minster, before beginning his mission in Canterbury, commemorated by St Augustine's Cross near Cliffsend.
- Richard Culmer, the infamous Puritan minister known locally as Blue Dick Culmer, was presented to the living but the people rejected him and his name - to this day - is still omitted from the role of incumbents in the church porch.[22]
References
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Archived from the original on 7 October 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- ^ a b Minster-In-Thanet Archived 10 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved on 22 May 2008
- ISBN 9780900947063
- ^ ""History", Minster-in-Thanet". Archived from the original on 15 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ^ "Medieval Sourcebook: The Correspondence of St. Boniface". Archived from the original on 19 September 2008. Retrieved 13 September 2008.
- ^ William George Searle, onomasticon (Cambridge University Press Archive, 1879) page 418.
- ^ David Rollason, ‘Mildrith (fl. 716–c. 733)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, (Oxford University Press,2004 Archived 23 January 2021 at the Wayback Machine).
- ^ Charters of the St Augustine’s Abbey, Canterbury, and Minster-in-Thanet, ed. S. E. Kelly, Anglo-Saxon Charters 4 (Oxford: Published for The British Academy by Oxford University Press, 1995), p. 179.
- ^ Johannes Hoops, Reallexikon der germanischen Altertumskunde, Vol. 24 (Walter de Gruyter, 1968) page 298.
- ^ A. Forte, R. Oram, and F. Pederson. Viking Empires. 1st. ed. (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005), page 67.
- ^ "Ordnance Survey, Kent XXXVII (includes: Ash; Minster; Ramsgate; Sandwich; Worth.) - Ordnance Survey Six-inch England and Wales, 1842-1952". maps.nls.uk. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- ^ "Ordnance Survey, Kent XXXVII.NW (includes: Ash; Minster; Monkton.) - Ordnance Survey Six-inch England and Wales, 1842-1952". maps.nls.uk. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- ^ Fray, Pam. "Geograph:: St. Mildred's church and presbytery". www.geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- ^ Kessler, P. L. "Gallery: Churches of Kent". The History Files. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- ^ "Minster Abbey". Archived from the original on 7 September 2008. Retrieved 13 September 2008.
- ^ "Monasticon: Community: Minster in Thanet". Monastic Matrix. University of Southern California. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2008.
- ^ "Thanet Plan 13". Archived from the original on 14 May 2008. Retrieved 22 May 2008.
- ^ "Thanet Local Plan 2006" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2008.
- ^ Curators Introduction Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved on 22 May 2008
- ^ "Minster CE Primary School". Archived from the original on 3 February 2009. Retrieved 21 June 2008.
- ^ "Minster Church of England Primary School". Department for Children, Schools and Families. Retrieved 21 June 2008.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Blue Dick Culmer". Archived from the original on 27 March 2010. Retrieved 13 September 2008.
External links
- Village website (archive)