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MartinR
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Re: Guess the Place
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Reply #8452 on:
May 21, 2023, 10:42:38 PM »
Upchurch: St Mary the Virgin looks possible. It's in Swale, it's to the west of Bobbing and it has (in part) the right type of wall. Unfortunately GSV is no help.
Looking up Francis Drake¹ in Wikipedia states that his father moved from Devon to Upnor where he eventually became the Vicar. There is a couple of problems here though: (1) the Upnors were part of the parish of Frindsbury until a new church was built in Lower Upnor in 1884 and (2) Upnor is in Medway, not Swale! However Upchurch² in WP states that "The settlement of Otterham Quay lies a mile west of the village at the head of Otterham Creek. This small port gave young Francis Drake his first experience of the sea". Another article on the Rainham history website proved far more details.³ It appears that Edmund (Francis' father) was vicar of Upchurch 1560-1567.
Location of church:
Nat Grid: TQ 84374 67497
Nearest Post Code: ME9 7AJ
Co-ords (WGS84): 51°22'36"N, 000°38'52"E or 51.37658,0.64779
Corner of Horsham Lane and The Street
¹
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Drake
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upchurch
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http://www.rainham-history.co.uk/articleslist/20-the-real-edmund-drake-vicar-of-upchurch-1560-1567
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Re: Guess the Place
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May 21, 2023, 09:53:15 PM »
Quote from: John Walker on May 21, 2023, 06:03:44 PM
Holy Trinity Church, Queenborough?
Nope. Another clue tomorrow if nobody's got it by then. Shoot99 was on the right track.
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John Walker
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Re: Guess the Place
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May 21, 2023, 06:03:44 PM »
Holy Trinity Church, Queenborough?
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stuartwaters
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Re: Guess the Place
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May 21, 2023, 04:23:11 PM »
Quote from: shoot999 on May 21, 2023, 04:21:30 PM
Drake the seafarer?
Yes, a Devon man who learned his trade on the River Medway.
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Re: Guess the Place
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May 21, 2023, 04:21:30 PM »
Drake the seafarer?
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stuartwaters
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Re: Guess the Place
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May 21, 2023, 04:07:11 PM »
Swale Council area.....
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May 21, 2023, 04:06:28 PM »
Gillingham, as in “proper “ Gillingham, Gads Hill, Grange Road area?
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MartinR
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Re: Guess the Place
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May 21, 2023, 02:57:32 PM »
As far as the Medway Towns?
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stuartwaters
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Re: Guess the Place
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May 21, 2023, 01:32:03 PM »
Quote from: MartinR on May 21, 2023, 11:10:34 AM
Bobbing?
Go west Martin
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MartinR
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Re: Guess the Place
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Bobbing?
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Re: Guess the Place
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May 21, 2023, 09:25:00 AM »
Quote from: John Walker on May 21, 2023, 09:07:15 AM
Holy Trinity Church, Murston ?
Nope....
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Holy Trinity Church, Murston ?
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stuartwaters
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Re: Guess the Place
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May 21, 2023, 08:26:43 AM »
Time for a clue methinks......
The small port located near here gave a very famous British sailor his first experience of the sea......
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May 20, 2023, 11:53:36 PM »
North-East of Maidstone.....
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Maidstone?
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