St Nicholas Church, Linton | |
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Location within Kent | |
51°13′25″N 0°30′41″E / 51.223533°N 0.511256°E | |
Location | Linton, Kent |
Country | England |
Denomination | Anglican |
Website | unitedbenefice |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Heritage designation | Grade II* |
Designated | 23 May 1967[1] |
Completed | Norman Era[2] |
Administration | |
Province | Canterbury |
Diocese | Rochester |
Archdeaconry | Tonbridge |
Deanery | Paddock Wood |
Parish | Linton[3] |
St Nicholas Church is a parish church in the village of Linton, Kent, England.[4][3] It is a Grade II* listed building.[1]
Building
St Nicholas Church is located adjacent to the A229 on Linton Hill.[4]
The building is Grade II* listed, built of ragstone, with plain tile roof.[1]
Some of the monuments in the church were sculpted by EH Baily, who was also sculpted the figure of Lord Nelson in Trafalgar Square.[2]
History
The church was originally a Norman Structure.[2]
The church was most significantly reconstructed in the 1560s.[2]
The church was last reconstructed in 1860, under architect R C Hussey.[2]
Gallery
- Memorial to Sir Anthony Mayne
- The east end of the church
- Effigies
- The church organ
- View of the church from Greensand Way
See also
References
- 1 2 3 "CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS, Linton - 1250235 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk.
- 1 2 3 4 5 https://www.hugofox.com/shared/attachments.asp?f=0b896eee%2D2c48%2D4096%2D92f9%2D3964593c505e%2Epdf&o=History%2Dbooklet%2DFeb%2D17%2Epdf
- 1 2 "Linton: St Nicholas". www.achurchnearyou.com.
- 1 2 "St. Nicholas, Linton".
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