Historic churches · South East England
St Peter's and St Paul's Church, East Sutton
St Peter's and St Paul's Church, East Sutton — Grade I listed church in East Sutton, Maidstone, Kent, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Harrietsham · 5.1 km
- Free entry
About
St Peter's and St Paul's Church, East Sutton 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: "Grade I listed church in East Sutton, Maidstone, Kent, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.2159°, 0.6159°.
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Heritage listing
St Peter's and St Paul's Church is a parish church in Church Lane, East Sutton, Kent dedicated to saints Peter and Paul. It was begun in the mid-13th century or earlier and additions were made in the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries. Restoration work was carried out on the church in the late 19th and late 20th centuries. The church 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: Kent Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
St Peter's and St Paul's Church is a parish church in Church Lane, East Sutton, Kent dedicated to saints Peter and Paul. It was begun in the mid-13th century or earlier and additions were made in the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries. Restoration work was carried out on the church in the late 19th and late 20th centuries. The church is a Grade I listed building.
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Background
Architecture
Construction of the church had begun by the mid 13th century and continued in phases over the next three centuries. Restorations were carried out in 1897 98 and 1984 95. The church is constructed of roughly coursed stone and has a plain tiled roofs. The 13th-century west tower comprises three stages with buttresses on the north-east, north-west and south-west corners and a taller attached stair turret on the south-east corner. String courses separate each stage and a battlemented parapet forms the top of the walls on each side. The west side contains a three-lighted traceried window in the first stage positioned above the small west door. The second stage contains small rectangular windows…
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- Coordinates
- 51.2159, 0.6159
- County
- Kent
- District
- Maidstone
- Parish
- East Sutton
- Postcode
- ME17 3DF
- Parliamentary constituency
- Weald of Kent
- Established
- 1201
- Nearest railway station
- Harrietsham — 5.1 km
- Official site
- www.deaneryintheweald.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7595340 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Peter's and St Paul's Church, East Sutton (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: St Peter's and St Paul's Church, East Sutton 3.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Peter's and St Paul's Church, East Sutton?
- St Peter's and St Paul's Church, East Sutton is in Kent, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode ME17 3DF), in the parish of East Sutton.
- When was St Peter's and St Paul's Church, East Sutton built?
- Built or established in 1201.
- Is St Peter's and St Paul's Church, East Sutton a listed building?
- St Peter's and St Paul's Church, East Sutton is officially recognised as Grade I listed building listed.
- Is St Peter's and St Paul's Church, East Sutton a protected site?
- Yes — St Peter's and St Paul's Church, East Sutton is part of the River Beult SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Kent Downs National Landscape (AONB).
- Is St Peter's and St Paul's Church, East Sutton free to visit?
- Yes, St Peter's and St Paul's Church, East Sutton is free to enter.
- How do I get to St Peter's and St Paul's Church, East Sutton?
- The nearest railway station is Harrietsham, about 5.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode ME17 3DF.