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Eastchurch
Also known as Eastchurch, Kent
Eastchurch is a village and civil parish on the Isle of Sheppey, in the English county of Kent, two miles east of Minster. The village website claims the area has "a history steeped in stories of piracy and smugglers".
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- Locality
- Swale
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 1,135
- Timezone
- Europe/London
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- Aviation history
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- All Saints’ Church
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Eastchurch is a village and civil parish on the Isle of Sheppey, in the English county of Kent, two miles east of Minster. The village website claims the area has "a history steeped in stories of piracy and smugglers".
==Aviation history== Eastchurch is styled the "home of British aviation" as Eastchurch airfield saw the first controlled flight by a British pilot on British soil.
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