Historic churches · South East England
St Augustine's Church, Brookland
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St Augustine's Church, Brookland — church in Brookland, Kent, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Appledore · 4.2 km
- Free entry
Getting there & planning your visit
St Augustine's Church in Brookland is located in Kent, with the postcode TN29 9QP. The nearest railway station is Appledore, which is 4.2 km away. Entry to the church is free.
About
St Augustine's Church, Brookland is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1150. Heritage designation: Grade I listed building. Affiliated with Anglicanism. Wikidata describes it as: "church in Brookland, Kent, England, UK". Coordinates: 50.9973°, 0.8339°.
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Heritage listing
St Augustine's Church is a Grade I listed Anglican church in the village of Brookland, Kent, in Walland Marsh, about 5 miles (8.0 km) north-east of Rye, East Sussex. It was originally built about 1250. It has the unusual feature that the bell tower is separate from the rest of the church. The church is dedicated to St Augustine, the first Archbishop of Canterbury.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay SSSI
- Ramsar wetland: Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
St Augustine's Church is a Grade I listed Anglican church in the village of Brookland, Kent, in Walland Marsh, about 5 miles (8.0 km) north-east of Rye, East Sussex. It was originally built about 1250. It has the unusual feature that the bell tower is separate from the rest of the church. The church is dedicated to St Augustine, the first Archbishop of Canterbury.
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Background
Architecture
Inside, the nave and chancel are continuous, with no chancel arch, and there is a south aisle running the length of the church. The arcades have seven arches on the south side and six on the north side; the windows do not have stained glass. There are box pews, built around 1738. The font, made around 1200, is circular and made of lead. There are two courses of decoration: the upper course shows the signs of the zodiac, and on the lower course are depicted the agricultural labours appropriate to each month of the year. On an arch above each labour, the month, in early French, is shown.
Description
St Augustine is a Saxon saint, indicating that there was a church here in Saxon times. There is evidence that Brookland belonged to Edward of Coombe around the year 997; he gave the manor to St Augustine's Abbey in Canterbury, because his son was a monk there. It is probable that, as other churches built by the Abbey in dependent manors were dedicated to St Augustine, a church was built here between 997 and 1066 and similarly dedicated by the Abbey.
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- Coordinates
- 50.9973, 0.8339
- County
- Kent
- District
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Parish
- Brookland
- Postcode
- TN29 9QP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Established
- 1150
- Nearest railway station
- Appledore — 4.2 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q15978776 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Augustine's Church, Brookland (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: St Augustine's Church, Brookland ED 02.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Augustine's Church, Brookland?
- St Augustine's Church, Brookland is in Kent, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode TN29 9QP), in the parish of Brookland.
- What is St Augustine's Church, Brookland?
- St Augustine's Church, Brookland — church in Brookland, Kent, England, UK.
- How do I get to St Augustine's Church, Brookland?
- The nearest railway station is Appledore, about 4.2 km away. Drivers can use postcode TN29 9QP.
- When was St Augustine's Church, Brookland built?
- Built or established in 1150.
- Is St Augustine's Church, Brookland a listed building?
- St Augustine's Church, Brookland is officially recognised as Grade I listed building listed.
- Is St Augustine's Church, Brookland a protected site?
- Yes — St Augustine's Church, Brookland is part of the Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay Ramsar wetland.
- Is St Augustine's Church, Brookland free to visit?
- Yes, St Augustine's Church, Brookland is free to enter.
- How do I get to St Augustine's Church, Brookland?
- The nearest railway station is Appledore, about 4.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TN29 9QP.