Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "St Peters (\"scī Petr'\" [1254], \"scī Petri\" [1270], \"Sti Petri in Insula de Thaneto\", \"St. Peters\" [1610]) is an area of Broadstairs, a town on the Isle of Thanet in Kent. Historically a village, it was outgrown by the long-dominant settlement of the two, Broadstairs, after 1841. Originally the borough or manor of the church of St. Peter-in-Thanet (the second daughter church of Minster, established 1070, although the first written record of its present name is 1124), it was said to be the largest parish east of London, at least until Broadstairs became a separate parish on 27 September 1850. The two settlements were formally merged administratively in 1895.The church has the right to fly the white ensign dating from when the church tower was used as a signalling station in the Napoleonic wars. The village sign won first prize in a nationwide competition in 1920.Edward Heath, leader of the Conservative Party from 1965 to 1975 (as prime minister from 1970 to 1974) was born there in 1916.On 27 April 1952 a USAF Republic F-84 Thunderjet from RAF Manston crashed in the main street with loss of life.↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑"@en }
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- St_Peters,_Kent abstract "St Peters (\"scī Petr'\" [1254], \"scī Petri\" [1270], \"Sti Petri in Insula de Thaneto\", \"St. Peters\" [1610]) is an area of Broadstairs, a town on the Isle of Thanet in Kent. Historically a village, it was outgrown by the long-dominant settlement of the two, Broadstairs, after 1841. Originally the borough or manor of the church of St. Peter-in-Thanet (the second daughter church of Minster, established 1070, although the first written record of its present name is 1124), it was said to be the largest parish east of London, at least until Broadstairs became a separate parish on 27 September 1850. The two settlements were formally merged administratively in 1895.The church has the right to fly the white ensign dating from when the church tower was used as a signalling station in the Napoleonic wars. The village sign won first prize in a nationwide competition in 1920.Edward Heath, leader of the Conservative Party from 1965 to 1975 (as prime minister from 1970 to 1974) was born there in 1916.On 27 April 1952 a USAF Republic F-84 Thunderjet from RAF Manston crashed in the main street with loss of life.↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑".