Faversham
Faversham
Faversham is a town in Kent, England, with a history dating back to the Roman period. Faversham is on Faversham Creek which runs into Faversham High Street.
Roman Faversham
The Romans were the first people known to have established settlements in Faversham of some importance. Indeed Faversham was one of the first places in Britain that the Romans settled and they certainly paid much attention to both Faversham itself as many finds attest. The first historical reference to Faversham (in 55 AD) comes from Tacitus’ Agricola (Chapter 20), he talks about the Roman fleet defeating the ‘British’ fleet off Faversham coast. Faversham is also mentioned in Ptolemy’s Geographia of c 150.
Created: 30 October 2021 Edited: 29 November 2023
Faversham
Local History around Faversham
There are some historic monuments around including:
Medieval moated site at Sayes CourtA Romano-British mausoleum, an associated Romano-British building and a parish church at Stone-by-FavershamChart gunpowder millsThe Maison Dieu, a 16th century house incorporating part of a medieval hospitalThe site of St Saviour's Abbey, including the remains of an Iron Age farmstead and Faversham Roman villaOare gunpowder works.Wildlife in and Around Faversham
Mammals found in Faversham
There have been 31 species of mammals recorded in the faversham area.
| (Highland Cattle) |
| 55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus) |
| Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus) |
| Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus) |
| Common Seal (Phoca vitulina) |
| 45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) |
| Badger (Meles meles) |
| Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) |
| Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) |
| Common Shrew (Sorex araneus) |
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Birds found in Faversham
There have been 50 species of birds recorded in the faversham area.
| Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus) |
| Bean Goose (Anser fabalis) |
| Black Brant (Branta bernicla subsp. nigricans) |
| Buzzard (Buteo buteo) |
| Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) |
| Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) |
| Bittern (Botaurus stellaris) |
| Brent Goose (Branta bernicla) |
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) |
| Common Swift (Apus apus) |
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Fish found in Faversham
There have been 5 species of fish recorded in the faversham area.
| Crucian Carp (Carassius carassius) |
| Perch (Perca fluviatilis) |
| Three-spined Stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) |
| Eel (Anguilla anguilla) |
| Rudd (Scardinius erythrophthalmus) |
