Historic churches · South East England
Church of St Clement, Old Romney
Church of St Clement, Old Romney — church in Kent, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- New Romney · 3.9 km
- Free entry
About
Church of St Clement, Old Romney is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1250. Heritage designation: Grade I listed building. Affiliated with Anglicanism. Wikidata describes it as: "church in Kent, England, UK". Coordinates: 50.9901°, 0.8982°.
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Heritage listing
St Clement's Church is an Anglican church, in the village of Old Romney, Kent, England. It is a Grade I listed building. The church is dedicated to Saint Clement, a successor to Saint Peter at Rome. It is built on an artificial mound to protect it from floodwater. It is thought the original church was built in the 8th century. In the 11th or 12th century the Saxon church was replaced by an early Norman church, aisleless and with a square-ended chancel. It was enlarged in the 13th century. The present building, mostly of the 13th century, has a nave and chancel, and there are north and south chapels.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay SSSI
- Ramsar wetland: Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
St Clement's Church is an Anglican church, in the village of Old Romney, Kent, England. It is a Grade I listed building. The church is dedicated to Saint Clement, a successor to Saint Peter at Rome. It is built on an artificial mound to protect it from floodwater. It is thought the original church was built in the 8th century. In the 11th or 12th century the Saxon church was replaced by an early Norman church, aisleless and with a square-ended chancel. It was enlarged in the 13th century. The present building, mostly of the 13th century, has a nave and chancel, and there are north and south chapels. There is a small tower, with south-east and south-west buttresses, in the south-west corner, and a north porch.
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Background
Architecture
The box pews in the nave are of the 18th century. At the west end is a gallery, of late 18th century, supported by four Doric columns. There are Georgian wooden panels showing texts, on the walls of the nave. The font, in the south-west, is of the Decorated period, about 1300. It is square, and is supported by a central octagonal pillar; at each corner is a column with a carved capital. In the chancel of the north chapel is a medieval altar stone, or mensa. This was found, during the renovation of the late 1960s, in the ground outside the church near the porch, and was originally thought to be a memorial slab.
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- Coordinates
- 50.9901, 0.8982
- County
- Kent
- District
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Parish
- Old Romney
- Postcode
- TN29 9SG
- Parliamentary constituency
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Established
- 1250
- Nearest railway station
- New Romney — 3.9 km
- Official site
- romneychurches.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q17529997 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Clement's Church, Old Romney (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: St Clement's Church Old Romney.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Church of St Clement, Old Romney?
- Church of St Clement, Old Romney is in Kent, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode TN29 9SG), in the parish of Old Romney.
- When was Church of St Clement, Old Romney built?
- Built or established in 1250.
- Is Church of St Clement, Old Romney a listed building?
- Church of St Clement, Old Romney is officially recognised as Grade I listed building listed.
- Is Church of St Clement, Old Romney a protected site?
- Yes — Church of St Clement, Old Romney is part of the Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay Ramsar wetland.
- Is Church of St Clement, Old Romney free to visit?
- Yes, Church of St Clement, Old Romney is free to enter.
- How do I get to Church of St Clement, Old Romney?
- The nearest railway station is New Romney, about 3.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TN29 9SG.