Historic churches · South East England
St Leonard's Church, Hythe
St Leonard's Church, Hythe — church in Hythe, Kent, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Hythe · 0.9 km
- Free entry
About
St Leonard's Church, Hythe is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1100. Heritage designation: Grade I listed building. Affiliated with Anglicanism. Wikidata describes it as: "church in Hythe, Kent, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.0728°, 1.0841°.
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Heritage listing
St Leonard's Church is a Church of England parish church in Hythe, Kent. It was originally built in the late 11th century and is a Grade I listed building.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Kent Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
St Leonard's Church is a Church of England parish church in Hythe, Kent. It was originally built in the late 11th century and is a Grade I listed building.
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Background
Architecture
The large 11th-century church is up the hill; the tower at its western end was destroyed by an earth tremor in 1739 and restored in 1750. On pillars on the south side of the nave is mediaeval graffiti depicting ships. The vestry door, on the north side of the nave is an early Norman doorway. It has been suggested that this, which in late mediaeval times was apparently on the outer wall of the church, was once an internal wall, with the earlier Norman church a stage higher up the hill. This would make the existing chapel of St Edmund (or north transept) the original chancel, with the original nave being on the other side of the north wall. Evidence of earlier masonry is visible on the north…
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- Coordinates
- 51.0728, 1.0841
- County
- Kent
- District
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Parish
- Hythe
- Postcode
- CT21 5NW
- Parliamentary constituency
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Established
- 1100
- Nearest railway station
- Hythe — 0.9 km
- Official site
- slhk.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q17529941 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Leonard's Church, Hythe (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: St Leonard's church, Hythe.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Leonard's Church, Hythe?
- St Leonard's Church, Hythe is in Kent, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode CT21 5NW), in the parish of Hythe.
- When was St Leonard's Church, Hythe built?
- Built or established in 1100.
- Is St Leonard's Church, Hythe a listed building?
- St Leonard's Church, Hythe is officially recognised as Grade I listed building listed.
- Is St Leonard's Church, Hythe a protected site?
- Yes — St Leonard's Church, Hythe is part of the Kent Downs National Landscape (AONB).
- Is St Leonard's Church, Hythe free to visit?
- Yes, St Leonard's Church, Hythe is free to enter.
- How do I get to St Leonard's Church, Hythe?
- The nearest railway station is Hythe, about 0.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CT21 5NW.