Historic churches · South East England
St Nicholas' Church, Sturry
St Nicholas' Church, Sturry — Grade I listed church in Sturry, Canterbury, Kent, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Sturry · 0.3 km
- Free entry
About
St Nicholas' Church, Sturry is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1150. Built in the Norman architecture style. Heritage designation: Grade I listed building. Affiliated with Anglicanism. Wikidata describes it as: "Grade I listed church in Sturry, Canterbury, Kent, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.2985°, 1.1201°.
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Heritage listing
St Nicholas' Church, Sturry, is a joint Anglican and Methodist church standing on a bank beside the River Stour, in the village of Sturry, near Canterbury, in East Kent. The Local Ecumenical Partnership enables the congregation to be of mixed denomination - either Methodist or Anglican. The large parish of St Nicholas incorporates the villages of Sturry with Fordwich and Westbere with Hersden. In 1965 the church was Grade I listed by English Heritage.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- National Nature Reserve: BLEAN WOODS
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Kent Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
St Nicholas' Church, Sturry, is a joint Anglican and Methodist church standing on a bank beside the River Stour, in the village of Sturry, near Canterbury, in East Kent. The Local Ecumenical Partnership enables the congregation to be of mixed denomination - either Methodist or Anglican. The large parish of St Nicholas incorporates the villages of Sturry with Fordwich and Westbere with Hersden. In 1965 the church was Grade I listed by English Heritage.
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Background
History
The first records of a church are from around 690AD. King Wihtred gave Sturry (then called Stour-gau) to the Abbess of Minster-in-Thanet. It is likely that the church then was built on the present site. In 1011AD the Danes invaded and destroyed Minister. Sturry was given to St Augustine's Abbey in Canterbury by the Danish King Cnut. The actual stone church buildings were first built in the Norman times. (It is not clear whether the Saxon church was stone or timber). The Normans constructed a long rectangular nave with a smaller rectangle at the east end for a chancel with an altar and a square tower at the west end. As typical of Norman churches, Sturry church had a north door and a south…
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- Coordinates
- 51.2985, 1.1201
- County
- Kent
- District
- Canterbury
- Parish
- Sturry
- Postcode
- CT2 0AH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Herne Bay and Sandwich
- Established
- 1150
- Nearest railway station
- Sturry — 0.3 km
- Official site
- www.sturrychurch.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7594934 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Nicholas' Church, Sturry (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: The church of St. Nicholas, Sturry - geograph.org.uk - 1351175.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Nicholas' Church, Sturry?
- St Nicholas' Church, Sturry is in Kent, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode CT2 0AH), in the parish of Sturry.
- When was St Nicholas' Church, Sturry built?
- Built or established in 1150.
- Is St Nicholas' Church, Sturry a listed building?
- St Nicholas' Church, Sturry is officially recognised as Grade I listed building listed.
- Is St Nicholas' Church, Sturry a protected site?
- Yes — St Nicholas' Church, Sturry is part of the BLEAN WOODS National Nature Reserve and the Kent Downs National Landscape (AONB).
- Is St Nicholas' Church, Sturry free to visit?
- Yes, St Nicholas' Church, Sturry is free to enter.
- How do I get to St Nicholas' Church, Sturry?
- The nearest railway station is Sturry, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CT2 0AH.