Paul V. A. Johnson's Pictures of Bearsted

Bearstead, Kent

The village was historically concentrated around Church Lane and The Green which includes The Street.[5] The village is on the north bank of the River Len, a tributary of the River Medway at the foot of the North Downs. A stream, the Lilk, flows south into the river Len through Bearsted.

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Holy Cross Church, Bearstead

Holy Cross Church is located on Church Lane to the south of the green. A fair used to be held here on Holy Cross Day, an ancient festival traced back to 335 AD when the Church of the Holy Sepulchre was dedicated in Jerusalem. The dedication to Holy Cross appears to have been a relatively popular one for pre-Conquest foundations. It is a Grade I listed building. Its stone arch is partially Saxon, embedded with later work. On three corners of the tower are stone beasts. Many books on Kent describe the animals on the tower as bears, and say these represent the name of the village.

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Holy Cross Church, Bearstead

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Bearstead, Kent

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Converted oast houses in Bearstead

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The Green, Bearstead

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