Folkestone - Church of St Mary and St Eanswythe (HE)

The parish church of St Mary and St Eanswythe the latter being a grand-daughter of Ethelbert, the first Christian king of Kent. She established the first nunnery in England in AD 630 just east of the present church which dates from the 13th century.

The relics of St Eanswythe are kept in a casket in her chapel. The font is 15th century but a 13th century font, now broken, may also be seen.
The glass is modern as the old windows were destroyed during the Second World War.

A window in the church commemorates William Harvey who was born here in 1578, who discovered how the blood circulates.

Grade II* listed church