Waterway · Kent
Faversham Creek
Near the brewery; Shepherd Neame describes the creek as connecting Faversham to the Swale estuary and as historically important to trade and shipbuilding.
The place and its story
The rival was opposite
If you only look at Shepherd Neame, you miss the brewery across the street.
Historic England places the former Rigden’s brewery opposite. The surviving buildings help make Faversham an unusually rich place to see Kent’s brewing past.
The town was also a market and seaport, connected to the Swale by its creek. Take the famous name as your starting point, then look around it. There is a whole town here.
Continue the journeyFollow the beer out of Court StreetLocation note
The written record names this place. An exact site position has not been established, so the atlas does not invent a marker.
Continue the story
The rival was opposite ↗
Look across Court Street.
Follow the historical sources
Follow the evidence
- Our Faversham BreweryShepherd Neame · company site and place description · accessed 2026-10-07
- The Brewing Industry: KentHistoric England · heritage research · accessed 2026-10-07
- The Brewing Industry: KentHistoric England · heritage gazetteer drawing on industrial heritage survey · accessed 2026-10-07
- Faversham Conservation Area Appraisal & Management PlanSwale Borough Council · local authority heritage appraisal · accessed 2026-10-07