Where is St Mary the Virgin Church, Thurnham?

St Mary the Virgin Church, Thurnham is in Kent, London, United Kingdom (postcode ME14 3LG), in the parish of Thurnham.

How do I get to St Mary the Virgin Church, Thurnham?

The nearest railway station is Bearsted, about 1.6 km away. Drivers can use postcode ME14 3LG.

Is St Mary the Virgin Church, Thurnham a listed building?

St Mary the Virgin Church, Thurnham is officially recognised as Grade I listed building listed.

Is St Mary the Virgin Church, Thurnham a protected site?

Yes — St Mary the Virgin Church, Thurnham is part of the Kent Downs National Landscape (AONB).

Is St Mary the Virgin Church, Thurnham free to visit?

Yes, St Mary the Virgin Church, Thurnham is free to enter.

How do I get to St Mary the Virgin Church, Thurnham?

The nearest railway station is Bearsted, about 1.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode ME14 3LG.

Historic churches · South East England

St Mary the Virgin Church, Thurnham

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St Mary the Virgin Church, Thurnham — Grade I listed church in Thurnham, Maidstone, Kent, England, UK.

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Plan your visit

Typical visit: 30 min–1 h
Nearest railway station: Bearsted · 1.6 km

Free entry

Getting there & planning your visit

To visit St Mary the Virgin Church in Thurnham, you can take the train to Bearsted station, which is 1.6 km away. The postcode for the church is ME14 3LG. Entry is free.

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St Mary the Virgin Church, Thurnham is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1101. Heritage designation: Grade I listed building. Affiliated with Anglicanism. Wikidata describes it as: "Grade I listed church in Thurnham, Maidstone, Kent, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.2893°, 0.5859°.

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Heritage listing

St Mary the Virgin is a small parish church in Thurnham, Kent. Begun in the 12th century, it is a Grade I listed building.

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.

Protected designations

Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Kent Downs

Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.

From the Wikipedia article

St Mary the Virgin is a small parish church in Thurnham, Kent. Begun in the 12th century, it is a Grade I listed building.

Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.

Background

Architecture

The church was begun in the 12th century with alterations made up to the early 17th century. The church comprises a continuous nave and chancel with a chapel at the east end of the north side of the nave. Porches on the north and south side abut the west tower. Apart from the porches and the chapel, the church is constructed of random flint and has a plain tiled roof. The porches are of uneven stone blocks and the chapel is of galleted stone. The west tower is in two stages with a battlemented parapet with buttresses at the four corners. A small window is above the west door and the belfry stage has single-lighted openings. Edward Hasted describe the church in 1798 as having a pointed…

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Coordinates: 51.2893, 0.5859
County: Kent
District: Maidstone
Parish: Thurnham
Postcode: ME14 3LG
Parliamentary constituency: Faversham and Mid Kent
Established: 1101
Nearest railway station: Bearsted — 1.6 km

Sources

wikidata: Q7594665 (CC0)
wikipedia: St Mary the Virgin Church, Thurnham (CC BY-SA 4.0)
commons: Church of St Mary the Virgin, Thurnham - geograph.org.uk - 777978.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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