Fairfield, Kent

Fairfield
Fairfield
	St Thomas a Becket church
	Fairfield Location within Kent
Civil parish	Snargate;
District	Folkestone and Hythe;
Shire county	Kent;
Region	South East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Romney Marsh
Postcode district	TN29
Police	Kent
Fire	Kent
Ambulance	South East Coast
UK Parliament	Folkestone and Hythe;

Fairfield is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Snargate, in the Folkestone and Hythe district of Kent, England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 61.[1] On 1 April 1934 the parish was abolished and merged with Snargate, part also went to Stone cum Ebony.[2] The area lies west of the village of Brookland. It is in the Church of England parish of Brookland and Fairfield[3] on Walland Marsh (part of Romney Marsh).

Church of St Thomas a Becket

The area is most notable for the isolated church of St Thomas a Becket, a Grade I listed building,[4] in the Romney Deanery.[5]

The church has been used as a filming location, including for:

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"Fairfield AP/CP". A Vision of Britain through Time. University of Portsmouth. Archived from the original on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
"Brookland and Fairfield". A Church Near You. Archbishops' Council. Archived from the original on 8 March 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
Historic England. "Church of St Thomas a Becket and Mounting Block Attached (1277450)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
"St Thomas a Becket, Fairfield". A Church Near You. Archbishops' Council. Retrieved 29 December 2011.

St Thomas à Becket at Fairfield Archived 19 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine
Fairfield, Kent War Memorials Transcription Project

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