St George's Church, Gravesend
St George's Church, Gravesend, is a Grade II*-listed Anglican church dedicated to Saint George the patriarch of England,[1] which is situated near the foot of Gravesend High Street in the Borough of Gravesham. It serves as Gravesend's parish church and is located in the diocese of Rochester in Kent, England.
St George's church with the Pocahontas statue in the foreground
| Church at Gravesend Act 1730 | |
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| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act for rebuilding the parish church of Gravesend in the County of Kent, as one of the Fifty New Churches directed to be built by two Acts Of Parliament, one made in the Ninth, and the other in the Tenth year of the Reign of her late majesty Queen Anne. |
| Citation | 4 Geo. 2. c. 20 |
Statue of Pocahontas
Burials
Pocahontas, Native American wife of English-born colonist John Rolfe, died in Gravesend on her way back to North America at age 20 or 21 and was buried under the chancel of this church on 21 March 1617. When the church was rebuilt in 1731, the exact spot was lost. William Ordway Partridge's bronze statue commemorates her.
References
- Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1089034)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
External links
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