St Mary's Abbey (Kent)

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Substantial ruinsruined, but plenty survives above ground

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St Mary's Abbey (Kent) is an abbey in Kent. The Albion Guide lists five abbeys in the county; this is one of them. The nearest railway station, West Malling, is under a kilometre away. The nearest other abbey is Preceptory at Dukes Place, 6 km to the south-west.

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