Wandering down the historic Abbey Street, you could learn about the 1538 precinct of the Faversham Abbey, the murder of Thomas Arden who was mayor in 1548, and that ...

Faversham, in Kent, is an ancient market town ... More info on visiting places connected with Downtown Abbey and other TV series and films made or set in Britain can be found at ...

Article continues below His reign was dominated by civil war and he was buried in the grounds of Faversham Abbey along with his wife Queen Matilda and son Eustace. The abbey was demolished by ...

King Stephen was buried in Faversham Abbey - which he founded - after his death in 1154. The abbey was then dissolved by Henry VIII in 1538 and King Stephen's remains were thrown into Faversham ...

Only 40 years ago, Faversham was in the doldrums, and Abbey Street, surely one of the most attractive streets in the South-East, was in a piteous state. Now restored, it is a complete pre-19th ...

The Faversham Society says there are not enough ... then because it was made then and the only other place was Walton Abbey in Essex," said Mr Breeze. The gunpowder industry was established ...

His reign was dominated by civil war and he was buried in the grounds of Faversham Abbey along with his wife Queen Matilda and son Eustace. The abbey was demolished by Henry VIII in 1538 and when ...