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Listed Building record TQ 85 SE 279 - CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST
Summary
Grade I listed building. Main construction periods 1000 to 1899 Church, late 11th century & later. The 11th or 12th century North tower was converted in the 14th century into a chapel with parvise over. The rest of the church is 12th-15th century. The late Norman font is described by Pevsner as one of the finest in the country.There is strong evidence that Harrietsham was a minster created in a second wave of minster creation in Kent from the 8th to mid-10th centuries.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 87485 53005 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ85SE |
| County | KENT |
| District | MAIDSTONE, KENT |
| Civil Parish | HARRIETSHAM, MAIDSTONE, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.
<1> OS 6" 1961 (OS Card Reference). SKE48369.
<2> M H L G Prov List Holingbourne RD Nov 1960 29 no 14/1 (OS Card Reference). SKE46221.
<3> F1 ASP 25-Jun-63 (OS Card Reference). SKE42285.
<4> DOE (HHR) Boro of Maidstone Kent 14 Dec 1984 5-6 (OS Card Reference). SKE39869.
<5> Bldgs of Eng-NE & E Kent 1983 342 (J Newman) (OS Card Reference). SKE38116.
<6> Field report for monument TQ 85 SE 1 - June, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4447.
Sources/Archives (7)
- ---XY SKE16160 Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. [Mapped feature: #28972 Church, ]
- <1> SKE48369 OS Card Reference: OS 6" 1961.
- <2> SKE46221 OS Card Reference: M H L G Prov List Holingbourne RD Nov 1960 29 no 14/1.
- <3> SKE42285 OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 25-Jun-63.
- <4> SKE39869 OS Card Reference: DOE (HHR) Boro of Maidstone Kent 14 Dec 1984 5-6.
- <5> SKE38116 OS Card Reference: Bldgs of Eng-NE & E Kent 1983 342 (J Newman).
- <6> SKE4447 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 85 SE 1 - June, 1963.
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Record last edited
Sep 13 2021 8:49PM