St Peter's Church, Boughton Monchelsea
St Peter's Church, Boughton Monchelsea is located in Kent
St Peter's Church, Boughton Monchelsea
Location within Kent
51°13′15″N 0°32′06″E / 51.22079°N 0.53490°E / 51.22079; 0.53490
LocationBoughton Monchelsea, Kent
CountryEngland
DenominationAnglican
Websitestpeters-church.org.uk
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade II*
Designated25 March 1987[1]
Completed1100[2]
Administration
ProvinceCanterbury
DioceseCanterbury
ArchdeaconryMaidstone
DeaneryNorth Downs
ParishBoughton Monchelsea[3]

St Peter's Church is a parish church in Boughton Monchelsea, Kent.[4][3] It is a Grade II* listed building.[1]

Building

The church is mostly built of ragstone.[1]

The Grade II* listed lychgate

The lychgate in the churchyard dates from 1470,[5] and is Grade II* listed independently of the church.[6]

History

St Peter's Church was damaged by fire in 1832.[7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "CHURCH OF ST PETER, Boughton Monchelsea - 1060754 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk.
  2. How to Study an Old Church, A.Needham, pub Batsford. Page 8.
  3. 1 2 "St Peter". www.achurchnearyou.com.
  4. "Home". St Peter's Church.
  5. "Geograph:: St Peter's Lychgate Boughton Monchelsea © Jo and Steve Turner". www.geograph.org.uk.
  6. "LYCHGATE, Boughton Monchelsea - 1068606 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk.
  7. "St Peter's Church, Boughton Monchelsea, Kent". www.kentchurches.info.


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