St George's Church, Gravesend

St George's church with the Pocahontas statue in the foreground

Statue of Pocahontas

St George's Church, Gravesend, is a Grade II*-listed Anglican church dedicated to ,^[1] which is situated near the foot of Gravesend High Street in the Borough of Gravesham. It serves as Gravesend's parish church and is located in the diocese of Rochester in Kent, England.

Burials[]

Pocahontas, Native American wife of English-born colonist John Rolfe, died in Gravesend on her way back to the New World at age 20 or 21 and was buried under the chancel of this church on 21 March 1617. When the church was rebuilt in 1731, the exact spot was lost. William Ordway Partridge's bronze statue commemorates her.

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External links[]

• Parish homepage

Media related to St George's Church, Gravesend at Wikimedia Commons Coordinates: 51°26′39″N 0°22′07″E / 51.44410°N 0.36850°E / 51.44410; 0.36850

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