Historic churches · South East England
St Michael and All Angels Church, Marden
St Michael and All Angels Church, Marden — church in Marden, Kent, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Marden · 0.1 km
- Free entry
About
St Michael and All Angels Church, Marden is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1201. Heritage designation: Grade I listed building. Affiliated with Anglicanism. Wikidata describes it as: "church in Marden, Kent, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.1744°, 0.4938°.
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Heritage listing
St Michael and All Angels Church is a parish church in Marden, Kent. It was begun circa 1200 and 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
St Michael and All Angels Church is a parish church in Marden, Kent. It was begun circa 1200 and is a Grade I listed building.
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Background
Architecture
The church was begun around 1200 and was altered or extended in the 13th, 14th, 15th and 16th centuries and was restored in 1868 and 1909. The church is constructed variously of coursed and random sandstone, rag-stone and puddingstone and has plain tiled and lead roofs. The nave is adjoined by aisles on the north and south sides, the one to the south continuing across the south face of the west tower. The chancel has chapels on the north and south side. The tower was built in the 13th or early 14th century and comprises three stone-built stages with a fourth stage, containing the belfry added later in white painted weatherboarding with a pyramidal roof. Louvred openings occupy the centre of…
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- Coordinates
- 51.1744, 0.4938
- County
- Kent
- District
- Maidstone
- Parish
- Marden
- Postcode
- TN12 9HN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Weald of Kent
- Established
- 1201
- Nearest railway station
- Marden — 0.1 km
- Official site
- www.mardenchurch.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7594866 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Michael and All Angels Church, Marden (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: St Michael and All Angels church, Marden 2.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Michael and All Angels Church, Marden?
- St Michael and All Angels Church, Marden is in Kent, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode TN12 9HN), in the parish of Marden.
- When was St Michael and All Angels Church, Marden built?
- Built or established in 1201.
- Is St Michael and All Angels Church, Marden a listed building?
- St Michael and All Angels Church, Marden is officially recognised as Grade I listed building listed.
- Is St Michael and All Angels Church, Marden a protected site?
- Yes — St Michael and All Angels Church, Marden is part of the River Beult SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the High Weald National Landscape (AONB).
- Is St Michael and All Angels Church, Marden free to visit?
- Yes, St Michael and All Angels Church, Marden is free to enter.
- How do I get to St Michael and All Angels Church, Marden?
- The nearest railway station is Marden, about 0.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TN12 9HN.