St Margaret's Church, Horsmonden
St Margaret's Church, Horsmonden is located in Kent
St Margaret's Church, Horsmonden
Location within Kent
51°07′01″N 0°25′59″E / 51.11696°N 0.43293°E / 51.11696; 0.43293
LocationHorsmonden, Kent
CountryEngland
DenominationAnglican
Websitestmargaretshorsmonden.org.uk
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade I
Designated20 October 1954[1]
Completed14th century[1]
Administration
ProvinceCanterbury
DioceseRochester
ArchdeaconryTonbridge
DeaneryPaddock Wood
ParishHorsmonden[2]

St Margaret's Church is a parish church in the village of Horsmonden, Kent, England.[3][2] It is a Grade I listed building.[1]

Building

St Margaret's Church is set in a farmyard, some distance from Horsmonden.[4][5]

The building is constructed of sandstone and roofed in Welsh slate, which replaced a former roof of clay tiles in the late 19th century. During the 18th century the roof was covered in wooden shingles.[5]

History

The building of the current church was started around 1260, on the site of a former Norman building which dated back to around 1100. Henry de Grofhurst, rector from 1311 until his death in 1361, was mostly responsible for building St Margaret's Church.[6] He is memorialised in a brass in the centre of the chancel.[1][4][6][5]

Burials and memorials

On the south wall is a memorial bust to the 19th century inventor, John Read, responsible for the round oast-house, the stomach pump and a tobacco enema.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Church of St Margaret, Horsmonden - 1087022 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk.
  2. 1 2 "St Margaret". www.achurchnearyou.com.
  3. ↑ "St Margaret's Church".
  4. 1 2 3 4 "St Margaret's Church, Horsmonden , Kent". www.kentchurches.info.
  5. 1 2 3 "St Margaret, Horsmonden, Kent - 8th February 2005". www.roughwood.net.
  6. 1 2 "Horsmonden Church – Weald and Downland Churches".
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