St Nicholas Church, Linton | |
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51°13′25″N0°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]
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]
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]
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