St Margaret

C14.

The nave is late C10 or early C11 and has a double splayed window over the north doorway with an outer splay of Roman tiles.

The east bay of the chancel or sanctuary is early C12, is 2 storeys and between its stone vault and the roof is a priest's chamber which is now inaccessible.

The chancel is also Norman and retains the arcade of a south chapel with square many-scalloped capitals and pointed arches.

The south-west tower is C13 the aisle is C15 and the vestry and porch modern.

Norman font of circa 1140.

The font is not mentioned in the brief text of the church's grade I listing but it does suggest that the church is "reckoned to be the third oldest in Kent, and the sixth oldest in the United Kingdom" and the font is generally acknowledged to be of the Norman period. Some of the carving may be of pagan symbolism.

© Stephen Craven

C18 square pulpit with a bowed front and early C18 altar rails of twisted balusters.