Historic churches · South East England
St Nicholas's Church, Leeds
St Nicholas's Church, Leeds — church in Leeds, Kent, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Hollingbourne · 2.0 km
- Free entry
About
St Nicholas's Church, Leeds is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1101. Heritage designation: Grade I listed building. Affiliated with Anglicanism. Wikidata describes it as: "church in Leeds, Kent, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.2500°, 0.6142°.
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Heritage listing
St Nicholas is a Church of England parish church in Leeds, Kent first built in the 11th century with additions in the next five centuries. It 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 Nicholas is a Church of England parish church in Leeds, Kent first built in the 11th century with additions in the next five centuries. It is a Grade I listed building.
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Background
Architecture
Construction of the church began in the 11th century; it is built of a mix of local ragstone and tufa with a roof covered in plain clay tiles. The large square tower on the west end is of two levels with broad buttresses and quoined corners of tufa. The north and south sides of the tower have windows with semi-circular heads and the west side has two lancet windows and a pointed arched door. The roof level has a battlemented parapet with a timber spire built in 1963 in the style of an earlier 15th-century spire. The main body of the church is constructed of ragstone with tufa inclusions and has clay-tiled roofs. The nave is flanked by aisles on the north and south sides and the chancel has…
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- Coordinates
- 51.2500, 0.6142
- County
- Kent
- District
- Maidstone
- Parish
- Leeds
- Postcode
- ME17 1RL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Faversham and Mid Kent
- Established
- 1101
- Nearest railway station
- Hollingbourne — 2 km
- Official site
- www.leedskent.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7594942 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Nicholas Church, Leeds (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: St Nicholas's Church, Leeds - geograph.co.uk - 2210031.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Nicholas's Church, Leeds?
- St Nicholas's Church, Leeds is in Kent, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode ME17 1RL), in the parish of Leeds.
- When was St Nicholas's Church, Leeds built?
- Built or established in 1101.
- Is St Nicholas's Church, Leeds a listed building?
- St Nicholas's Church, Leeds is officially recognised as Grade I listed building listed.
- Is St Nicholas's Church, Leeds a protected site?
- Yes — St Nicholas's Church, Leeds is part of the Kent Downs National Landscape (AONB).
- Is St Nicholas's Church, Leeds free to visit?
- Yes, St Nicholas's Church, Leeds is free to enter.
- How do I get to St Nicholas's Church, Leeds?
- The nearest railway station is Hollingbourne, about 2.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode ME17 1RL.