St Peter's Church, Boughton Monchelsea

Parish church in Kent, United Kingdom
Church in Kent, England
51°13′15″N 0°32′06″E / 51.22079°N 0.53490°E / 51.22079; 0.53490LocationBoughton Monchelsea, KentCountryEnglandDenominationAnglicanWebsitestpeters-church.org.ukHistoryStatusParish churchArchitectureFunctional statusActiveHeritage designationGrade II*Designated25 March 1987[1]Completed1100[2]AdministrationProvinceCanterburyDioceseCanterburyArchdeaconryMaidstoneDeaneryNorth DownsParishBoughton Monchelsea[3]

St Peter's Church is a parish church in Boughton Monchelsea, Kent.[4][3] It is a Grade II* listed building.[1]

Building

The church is mostly built of ragstone.[1]

The Grade II* listed lychgate

The lychgate in the churchyard dates from 1470,[5] and is Grade II* listed independently of the church.[6]

History

St Peter's Church was damaged by fire in 1832.[7]

See also

  • Boughton Monchelsea

References

  1. ^ a b c "CHURCH OF ST PETER, Boughton Monchelsea - 1060754 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk.
  2. ^ How to Study an Old Church, A.Needham, pub Batsford. Page 8.
  3. ^ a b "St Peter". www.achurchnearyou.com.
  4. ^ "Home". St Peter's Church.
  5. ^ "Geograph:: St Peter's Lychgate Boughton Monchelsea © Jo and Steve Turner". www.geograph.org.uk.
  6. ^ "LYCHGATE, Boughton Monchelsea - 1068606 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk.
  7. ^ "St Peter's Church, Boughton Monchelsea, Kent". www.kentchurches.info.


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