Church of St Margaret of Antioch, Darenth

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Church of St Margaret of Antioch, Darenth
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St Margaret of Antioch
Church of St Margaret of Antioch, Darenth
51°25′08″N0°14′36″E / 51.4190°N 0.2433°E / 51.4190; 0.2433 Coordinates: 51°25′08″N0°14′36″E / 51.4190°N 0.2433°E / 51.4190; 0.2433
Location Darenth, Kent
CountryEngland
Denomination Church of England
Website
History
StatusGrade I listed
Architecture
Years built10th–14th centuries, with 19th-century restorations
Administration
Diocese Rochester
Clergy
Vicar(s) Revd. Nicholas Williams

The Church of St Margaret of Antioch at Darenth, Kent, is a church with Norman origins thought to be the third oldest in Kent and the sixth oldest in the United Kingdom. [1] It is a Grade I listed building. [1]

The chancel and nave are late 10th century or early 11th century. [1] The sanctuary is early 12th century. The church was restored twice in the 19th century, first by William Burges in 1866-68 [2] and then by Ewan Christian in 1888. [3] Newman describes the church as "important, but visually rather charmless." [2]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Historic England. "Church of St Margaret (1085815)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  2. 1 2 Newman , p. 254
  3. "St Margaret of Antioch". Stmargaretdarenth.org.uk. Retrieved 28 March 2012.

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