St Nicholas Church, Linton

St Nicholas Church, Linton
Location within Kent
51°13′25″N0°30′41″E / 51.223533°N 0.511256°E / 51.223533; 0.511256
Location	Linton, Kent
Country	England
Denomination	Anglican
Website	unitedbenefice.church/linton
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
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  The east end of the church
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  Effigies
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  The church organ
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  View of the church from the Greensand Way

See also

• Linton, Kent

References

1. "CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS, Linton - 1250235 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk.
2. https://www.hugofox.com/shared/attachments.asp?f=0b896eee%2D2c48%2D4096%2D92f9%2D3964593c505e%2Epdf&o=History%2Dbooklet%2DFeb%2D17%2Epdf
3. "Linton: St Nicholas". www.achurchnearyou.com.
4. "St. Nicholas, Linton".