Patrixbourne

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Kent. Borne (1086) (DB), Patrikesburn (c.1214). ‘Estate on the river called Burna’ (from OE burna ‘stream’ referring to the Little Stour), with later affix from William Patricius who held the manor in the 12th cent.

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Coordinates: 51°15′18″N 1°08′05″E / 51.2549°N 1.1347°E / 51.2549; 1.1347

Patrixbourne
St Mary, Patrixbourne, Kent.jpg
St Mary's Church, Patrixbourne
Patrixbourne is located in Kent
Patrixbourne

 Patrixbourne shown within Kent
OS grid reference TR188553
Parish Bekesbourne-with-Patrixbourne
District City of Canterbury
Shire county Kent
Region South East
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town CANTERBURY
Postcode district CT4
Dialling code 01227
Police Kent
Fire Kent
Ambulance South East Coast
EU Parliament South East England
UK Parliament Canterbury
List of places: UK • England • Kent

Patrixbourne is a small settlement within the civil parish of Bekesbourne-with-Patrixbourne in the Canterbury District of Kent, England. It is located approximately one mile (1.6km) south of Bekesbourne, on the River Nailbourne, a tributary of the Little Stour.

The parish church is dedicated to St Mary.

Situated in the Patrixbourne parish was Bifrons, seat of the Elizabeth Conyngham, Marchioness Conyngham. The building is now demolished. In the Bifrons estate is an Anglo-Saxon cemetery.

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