Historic churches · South East England
St Peter's and St Paul's Church, Headcorn
In or near Headcorn.
St Peter's and St Paul's Church, Headcorn — church in Headcorn, Kent, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Headcorn · 0.6 km
- Free entry
Getting there & planning your visit
St Peter's and St Paul's Church in Headcorn can be reached from the nearest railway station, Headcorn, which is 0.6 km away. Entry to the church is free. The postcode for sat-nav is TN27 9NP.
About
St Peter's and St Paul's Church, Headcorn is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1201. Heritage designation: Grade I listed building. Affiliated with Anglicanism. Wikidata describes it as: "church in Headcorn, Kent, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.1677°, 0.6188°.
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Heritage listing
St Peter's and St Paul's Church is a parish church in Headcorn, Kent dedicated to saints Peter and Paul. It was begun in the 13th century. The church is a Grade I listed building.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Beult SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: High Weald
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Kent Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
St Peter's and St Paul's Church is a parish church in Headcorn, Kent dedicated to saints Peter and Paul. It was begun in the 13th century. The church 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
Construction of the church was begun in the 13th century and continued during the 14th and 15th centuries. The church is constructed of Bethersden marble and has plain tiled roofs. The late 14th-century west tower comprises three stages with buttresses on the external corners and a taller attached polygonal stair turret on the north-east corner. String courses separate each stage and a battlemented parapet forms the top of the walls on each side. The west side contains a three-lighted, cinquefoil-headed and traceried window in the first stage positioned above the small west door. The second stage contains small rectangular windows on the façades and the third stage contains two- or…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.1677, 0.6188
- County
- Kent
- District
- Maidstone
- Parish
- Headcorn
- Postcode
- TN27 9NP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Weald of Kent
- Established
- 1201
- Nearest railway station
- Headcorn — 0.6 km
- Official site
- www.headcornandthesuttons.deaneryintheweald.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7595341 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Peter's and St Paul's Church, Headcorn (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Church of St Peter and St Paul, Headcorn, Kent - geograph.org.uk - 1800953.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Peter's and St Paul's Church, Headcorn?
- St Peter's and St Paul's Church, Headcorn is in Kent, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode TN27 9NP), in the parish of Headcorn.
- What is St Peter's and St Paul's Church, Headcorn?
- St Peter's and St Paul's Church, Headcorn — church in Headcorn, Kent, England, UK.
- How do I get to St Peter's and St Paul's Church, Headcorn?
- The nearest railway station is Headcorn, about 0.6 km away. Drivers can use postcode TN27 9NP.
- When was St Peter's and St Paul's Church, Headcorn built?
- Built or established in 1201.
- Is St Peter's and St Paul's Church, Headcorn a listed building?
- St Peter's and St Paul's Church, Headcorn is officially recognised as Grade I listed building listed.
- Is St Peter's and St Paul's Church, Headcorn a protected site?
- Yes — St Peter's and St Paul's Church, Headcorn is part of the River Beult SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the High Weald National Landscape (AONB).
- Is St Peter's and St Paul's Church, Headcorn free to visit?
- Yes, St Peter's and St Paul's Church, Headcorn is free to enter.
- How do I get to St Peter's and St Paul's Church, Headcorn?
- The nearest railway station is Headcorn, about 0.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TN27 9NP.