Historic churches · South East England
All Saints Church, Staplehurst
All Saints Church, Staplehurst — Grade I listed church in Staplehurst, Maidstone, Kent, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Staplehurst · 1.5 km
- Free entry
About
All Saints Church, Staplehurst is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1101. Heritage designation: Grade I listed building. Affiliated with Anglicanism. Wikidata describes it as: "Grade I listed church in Staplehurst, Maidstone, Kent, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.1582°, 0.5529°.
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Heritage listing
All Saints Church is a parish church in Staplehurst, Kent, England. It is a Grade I listed building.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Beult SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: High Weald
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Kent Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
All Saints Church is a parish church in Staplehurst, Kent, England. It is a Grade I listed building.
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Background
History
It was founded in the 12th century. The church was mainly built in the 12th and 13th centuries, and the West Tower was commenced about 1425.
Architecture
The church is situated at the south end of the village, on the east side of the High Street, a Roman Road now designated as the A229. One of the notable features of the church is the south door, which is thought to date to the 12th century, and displays some very fine early ironwork. The church features a ring of ten bells, the oldest cast in 1605 and the most recent being two cast in 1996, when a new steel frame was installed. The current church clock dates from 1888. Owen Jennings of Cox & Barnard, a stained glass designing and manufacturing firm based in Hove, made six windows for the church in 1952. Those in the north chapel (one single-light and one two-light window) and the north…
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- Coordinates
- 51.1582, 0.5529
- County
- Kent
- District
- Maidstone
- Parish
- Staplehurst
- Postcode
- TN12 0AX
- Parliamentary constituency
- Weald of Kent
- Established
- 1101
- Nearest railway station
- Staplehurst — 1.5 km
- Official site
- www.allsaintsstaplehurst.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q4729527 (CC0)
- wikipedia: All Saints Church, Staplehurst (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: All Saints Church, Staplehurst.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is All Saints Church, Staplehurst?
- All Saints Church, Staplehurst is in Kent, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode TN12 0AX), in the parish of Staplehurst.
- When was All Saints Church, Staplehurst built?
- Built or established in 1101.
- Is All Saints Church, Staplehurst a listed building?
- All Saints Church, Staplehurst is officially recognised as Grade I listed building listed.
- Is All Saints Church, Staplehurst a protected site?
- Yes — All Saints Church, Staplehurst is part of the River Beult SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the High Weald National Landscape (AONB).
- Is All Saints Church, Staplehurst free to visit?
- Yes, All Saints Church, Staplehurst is free to enter.
- How do I get to All Saints Church, Staplehurst?
- The nearest railway station is Staplehurst, about 1.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TN12 0AX.