Church of St Margaret
CHURCH OF ST MARGARET, DARENTH HILL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1085815
- Date first listed:
- 01-Jun-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Margaret
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST MARGARET, DARENTH HILL
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1085815
- Date first listed:
- 01-Jun-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Margaret
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST MARGARET, DARENTH HILL
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST MARGARET, DARENTH HILL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Kent
- District:
- Dartford (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Darenth
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 56081 71274
Details
1.
5274
TQ 57 SE
4/1
1.6.67
DARENTH
DARENTH HILL
(south side)
Church of St Margaret
I
2.
C10, C12, C13 and C14. Built of flint with stone dressings. Tiled roof. South-west
flint tower with stone dressings. Pyramidal spire. This Church is reckoned to
be the third oldest in Kent, and the sixth oldest in the United Kingdom. Chancel,
Nave with south aisle, tower at the west end of the aisle, vestry at the west
end of the nave and north porch. The nave is late C10 or early C11 and has a
double splayed window over the north doorway with an outer splay of Roman tiles.
The east bay of the chancel or sanctuary is early C12, is 2 storeys and between
its stone vault and the roof is a priest's chamber which is now inaccessible.
The chancel is also Norman and retains the arcade of a south chapel with square
many-scalloped capitals and pointed arches. The south-west tower is C13 the aisle
is C15 and the vestry and porch modern. Norman font of circa 1140. C18 square
pulpit with a bowed front and early C18 altar rails of twisted balusters.
Listing NGR: TQ5608171274
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 172635
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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