Listed Building record TR 14 SE 178 - CHURCH OF ST MARY AND ST ETHELBURGA, AND REMAINS OF THE OLDER CHURCH TO SOUTH

Summary

Grade I listed building. Main construction periods 613 to 1971. An Anglo-Saxon church, rebuilt circa 965, incorporating the remains of the abbey church, founded circa 633. Built on the site of a Roman building, possibly a bath house or a villa. The church has a plan of nave, north aisle, west tower and chancel, altered in the 11th, 12th, 14th and 16th centuries. Lyminge was one of the early minsters founded in Kent before 700 AD. Domesday Monachorum records 10 churches dependent upon the minster. Ethelburga returned to Kent after the death of her husband, King Edwin of Northumbria, founding the nunnery and monastery, and becoming its first abbess. It was ruled by Abbot Cuthbert before he became Bishop of Hereford in 736. Although ravaged by the Danes, it survived until circa 964.

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Grid reference TR 1610 4086 (point) Centred
Map sheet TR14SE
County KENT
District FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT
Civil Parish LYMINGE, SHEPWAY, KENT

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<1> OS 25" 1907 (OS Card Reference). SKE48258.

<2> OS 25" 1945 (OS Card Reference). SKE48269.

<3> Buildings of England Ne and E Kent 1969 361-2 (J Newman) (OS Card Reference). SKE38408.

<4> MRH 1971 477 (Knowles and Hadcock) (OS Card Reference). SKE47433.

<5> Gents Mag Lib Romano-British Remains Pt 1 1887 150-151 (OS Card Reference). SKE43596.

<6> Archaeol Cantiana 9 1874 205-233 illust (RC Jenkins) (OS Card Reference). SKE37273.

<7> Archaeol Cantiana 10 1876 ci-ciii plan (RC Jenkins) (OS Card Reference). SKE37265.

<8> Anglo-Saxon Architecture 1 1965 408 (Taylor and Taylor) (OS Card Reference). SKE33085.

<9> VCH Kent 3 1932 12 (Taylor Jessup and Hawkes) (OS Card Reference). SKE51007.

<10> Archaeol Journal 126 1969 257-260 plan illust (HM Taylor) (OS Card Reference). SKE37291.

<11> F1 ASP 09-MAY-63 (OS Card Reference). SKE42019.

<12> DOE(HHR) District of Elham RD Kent September 1960 20 (OS Card Reference). SKE41143.

<13> Archaeol Journ 53 1896 313-14 385 (JT Micklethwaite) (OS Card Reference). SKE37282.

<14> Archaeol Journ 86 1929 307-9 (Martin) (OS Card Reference). SKE37284.

<15> JBAA 39 1883 419-21 (OS Card Reference). SKE44952.

<16> JBAA 43 1887 363-9 (R Jenkins) (OS Card Reference). SKE44981.

<17> JBAA 45 1889 192-3 (RC Jenkins) (OS Card Reference). SKE44985.

<18> Archaeol of Kent 1930 258 (RF Jessup) (OS Card Reference). SKE37294.

<19> Archaeol Cant 18 1889 46-54 (RC Jenkins) (OS Card Reference). SKE37213.

<20> The Archaeol of Anglo-Saxon England 1976 162-3 (DM Wilson) (OS Card Reference). SKE50073.

<21> Anglo-Saxon Architecture 3 1978 1074 1107 index (HM Taylor) (OS Card Reference). SKE33089.

<22> Buildings of England North East and East Kent 1983 355-377 (J Newman) (OS Card Reference). SKE38416.

<23> Arthur's Britain 1971 171 (L Alcock) (OS Card Reference). SKE37356.

<24> Field report for monument TR 14 SE 8 - May, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5411.

<25> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1993, An Archaeological evaluation of the site of a new parish office, Lyminge Churchyard. (Unpublished document). SKE6793.

<26> Diocese of Canterbury (Tim Tatton-Brown), 1991, Church Survey - St Mary and St Ethelburg's Church, Lyminge (Unpublished document). SKE7616.

<27> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.

<28> Eleanor Scott, 1993, A gazetteer of Roman villas in Britain (Unspecified Type). SWX23549.

Sources/Archives (28)

  • <1> OS Card Reference: OS 25" 1907.
  • <2> OS Card Reference: OS 25" 1945.
  • <3> OS Card Reference: Buildings of England Ne and E Kent 1969 361-2 (J Newman).
  • <4> OS Card Reference: MRH 1971 477 (Knowles and Hadcock).
  • <5> OS Card Reference: Gents Mag Lib Romano-British Remains Pt 1 1887 150-151.
  • <6> OS Card Reference: Archaeol Cantiana 9 1874 205-233 illust (RC Jenkins).
  • <7> OS Card Reference: Archaeol Cantiana 10 1876 ci-ciii plan (RC Jenkins).
  • <8> OS Card Reference: Anglo-Saxon Architecture 1 1965 408 (Taylor and Taylor).
  • <9> OS Card Reference: VCH Kent 3 1932 12 (Taylor Jessup and Hawkes).
  • <10> OS Card Reference: Archaeol Journal 126 1969 257-260 plan illust (HM Taylor).
  • <11> OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 09-MAY-63.
  • <12> OS Card Reference: DOE(HHR) District of Elham RD Kent September 1960 20.
  • <13> OS Card Reference: Archaeol Journ 53 1896 313-14 385 (JT Micklethwaite).
  • <14> OS Card Reference: Archaeol Journ 86 1929 307-9 (Martin).
  • <15> OS Card Reference: JBAA 39 1883 419-21.
  • <16> OS Card Reference: JBAA 43 1887 363-9 (R Jenkins).
  • <17> OS Card Reference: JBAA 45 1889 192-3 (RC Jenkins).
  • <18> OS Card Reference: Archaeol of Kent 1930 258 (RF Jessup).
  • <19> OS Card Reference: Archaeol Cant 18 1889 46-54 (RC Jenkins).
  • <20> OS Card Reference: The Archaeol of Anglo-Saxon England 1976 162-3 (DM Wilson).
  • <21> OS Card Reference: Anglo-Saxon Architecture 3 1978 1074 1107 index (HM Taylor).
  • <22> OS Card Reference: Buildings of England North East and East Kent 1983 355-377 (J Newman).
  • <23> OS Card Reference: Arthur's Britain 1971 171 (L Alcock).
  • <24> Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 14 SE 8 - May, 1963.
  • <25> Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 1993. An Archaeological evaluation of the site of a new parish office, Lyminge Churchyard..
  • <26> Unpublished document: Diocese of Canterbury (Tim Tatton-Brown). 1991. Church Survey - St Mary and St Ethelburg's Church, Lyminge.
  • <27>XY Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. [Mapped feature: #32375 Church, ]
  • <28> (No record type): Eleanor Scott. 1993. A gazetteer of Roman villas in Britain.

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Related Events/Activities (7)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Building survey of Church of St Mary & St Ethelburg, Lyminge (EKE5689)
  • Intrusive Event: Evaluation of parish office site, Lyminge Churchyard (Ref: 1993/18) (EKE5012)
  • Intrusive Event: Excavation on Tayne Field, Lyminge (EKE13110)
  • Intrusive Event: Excavation south and southwest of the Old Rectory, Lyminge (EKE13107)
  • Intrusive Event: Excavation southeast of the Old Rectory, Lyminge (EKE13109)
  • Intrusive Event: Excavation west of the Old Rectory, Lyminge (EKE13108)
  • Intrusive Event: ST MARY'S NUNNERY (Ref: EI 14639) (EKE3759)

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Dec 7 2021 11:51AM