Eastchurch, Isle of Sheppey, Kent

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastchurch

"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"

Eastchurch is styled the "home of British aviation" as Eastchurch airfield saw the first controlled flight by a British pilot on British soil.

The Eastchurch airfield played a significant role in the history of British aviation from 1909 when Frank McClean acquired Stonepits Farm, on the marshes across from Leysdown, converting the land into an airfield for members of the Aero Club of Great Britain.

The name ‘Eastchurch’ simply means the Church, East of the mother Church at Minster. It was a ‘daughter’ chapel of Minster Abbey. Thus the Church (All Saints) and the settlement around it became known as Eastchurch Village.
It is known that people have lived in the area for over 5,000 years."

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