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St Peter's Church, Swingfield

Kent

Overview

Address

The Street, Swingfield, Kent, CT15 7HA
Where to find this church

Opening times

Open daily 10.30am to 3.30pm For enquiries about this church, please contact Nick Watts.

Email address

nwatts@thecct.org.uk

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About this Church

A place of worship for the Knights Hospitallers

A huge thirteenth-century tower dominates this medieval church in a quiet location on the Kent Downs. The church has very close links with the Knights Hospitallers whose Commandery still stands across the fields. The church has much to discover, including: a fourteenth-century porch with two medieval 'Mass Dials' (sundials to tell the service times); a fourteenth-century font which was rescued from a garden in 1914; two twentieth-century stained glass windows.

The West window contains birds, flowers, a squirrel and a rabbit, the fine South window depicts The Crucifixion. St Peter's has been enlarged and changed over the centuries. There are a clear Victorian influences seen in the North aisle, the pulpit, the altar table and the chancel arch and the pews, and some twentieth-century additions also. However, despite this, the church still retains many original traces of its medieval past.

To donate by text, please text 'SWI' to 70970 to donate £5 and to 70191 to donate £10. Thank you.

Facilities & Hire

Due to the historic nature of our buildings, only a very small number of them have heating, running water and toilet facilities. The lighting is usually operated via a 'push button' timer or a motion sensor.

  • Church Available for Hire

History & Further Information

Useful information:

Why not make your visit more enjoyable and informed by finding out more about this church and the CCT before you visit? You can download a range of publications below including the relevant county guide, and any walk round guides we have for this church.

Historic Churches in Kent Guidebook

This free of charge short guide contains details of all the churches CCT cares for in Kent. Printed copies of the county guide are also available at the church.

Directions

7 miles north of Folkestone. Located to the east of the A260 Canterbury to Folkestone Road. Turn into Swanton Lane and follow signs for Swingfield Street. Limited parking by the church.

Transport

Nearest station: Kearsney - next to Temple Ewell (5 miles)

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