St Mary's Church, Lamberhurst

The first buildings on the site were erected in Saxon times. Records show there was a church or chapel of some sort here in AD998, and that it was consecrated during that year (24 September). The original structure was likely constructed in wood, which has not survived. The church was granted to Leeds Priory around 1137. The building has been expanded, adapted and updated many times since then. The earliest surviving fabric, located on the southwest side of the south chapel, dates from the early 13th century. The chancel and south chapel were extended in the late 13th century, while the four-bay nave, south aisle, and porch were rebuilt in the early 14th century. The east window of the…