Church of St Mary

Sundridge was mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086: the land was held by the Archbishop of Canterbury, and there was a church. It was probably built of timber, being replaced by a two-cell church in the 12th century. The aisles were heightened in the 15th century, resulting in tall, narrow aisles, with the earlier clerestory windows above the arcades becoming internal features. The chancel chapels were also heightened, and the chancel arch was rebuilt. The aisles and chapels each have separate pitched roofs. The tower was modified with the addition of buttresses, the stair turret, west door and west window. It has a shingled spire. The chancel was remodelled about 1808 by J. Carter, the…

There is a brass chandelier dated 1726, given by Edward Tenison, at one time Rector of Sundridge. The timber pulpit and choir stalls are of the late 19th century. The carved reredos, of Caen stone, dates from 1877. There is stained glass of the late 19th and early 20th century, including in the south aisle a depiction of the Annunciation by Charles Eamer Kempe. There are marble busts of Elizabeth Campbell, Duchess of Argyll and Lady Caroline Conway, by Anne Damer, daughter of Caroline. Anne Damer was buried at the church.