Reculver
Coordinates: 51°22′44″N 1°11′58″E / 51.3790°N 1.1995°E
Reculver is a small coastal town in Kent, South East England near Herne Bay and a few miles north of Canterbury. Its main features are the ruins of a Roman fort, a ruined medieval church which is constantly threatened by coastal erosion.
| Reculver | |
 The twin towers of St Mary's Church |
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 Reculver shown within Kent | |
| Area | 2.79 sq mi (7.2 km2) [1] |
|---|---|
| Population | 135 [2] |
| - Density | 48/sq mi (19/km2) |
| OS grid reference | TR2269 |
| Civil parish | Herne Bay |
| District | City of Canterbury |
| Shire county | Kent |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CANTERBURY |
| Postcode district | CT6 |
| Dialling code | 01227 |
| Police | Kent |
| Fire | Kent |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Canterbury |
Reculver Media
Map of Kent early in the 5th century, showing how Reculver (marked here as "Reculbium") was then at the north-eastern corner of mainland Kent, with the Wantsum Channel between it and the Isle of Thanet: Gardiner, S.R., A School Atlas Of English History, 1892
Reconstruction of the plaque recording the establishment of the fort[3]
Part of the south wall of Regulbium, seen from its south-eastern corner
Part of the south wall of the 7th-century church, incorporating Roman tiles
Estate map of Reculver, 1685: the church, the "chapel-house", the Roman fort and the former town of Reculver, described as "Village-lyke" in 1540[4]
The redundant vicarage at Reculver in use as a temporary replacement for the Hoy and Anchor Inn, in 1809:[5] the original inn stood a short distance north of the church and west of the Roman fort.
Reculver towers, framed by the Millennium Cross of 2000 and the King Ethelbert Inn
Reculver viewed from the cliff-top in the country park in 2009: until the late 18th century the centre of Reculver village was slightly left of centre in the area shown.
Barnes Wallis and others watching an Upkeep bouncing bomb prototype strike the shoreline at Reculver, 1943
The Domesday Book entry for Reculver, given here as "Roculf", in 1086: the entry below it, headed "Nortone", is for "Herne ... under another name".[6]
References
- ↑ "Key Figures for Physical Environment". (2007). Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
- ↑ "Census 2001". (2001). Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
- ↑ Philp 1969a.
- ↑ Hearne 1711, p. 137.
- ↑ Mot 1809a.
- ↑ Flight 2010, p. 162.