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St Peter

St Peter

Swingfield

Kent

C13, possibly with late Cll or C12 origins,

Architectural Features

C15.

Plain tile roofs.

West tower: late C15.

Untraceried straight-headed C15 window with two cinquefoil-headed lights and hoodmould, towards west end.

South porch: C14 or C15.

Pointed- arched C13 inner doorway of two orders, the inner with rounded edges, the outer plain-chamfered, below a moulded impost.

Chancel: C13.

Very small round-headed east window of late Cll or C12 appearance Similar west window but with stone head channelled to represent arch and voussoirs.

Interior: structure: four-bay C19 north arcade to nave, in a C13 or C14 style, with doubly plain-chamfered pointed arches and alternating circular and octagonal columns with moulded capitals and bases.

Tall, pointed C13 tower arch, plain-chamfered, with broach stops.

TR2343 : St Peter, Swingfield - Font

Octagonal font with chamfered base. floor.

TR2343 : St Peter, Swingfield - Font

© John Salmon

Monuments: three large black stone tablets to nave floor.

One to John Simons, d.1677, with incised arms in spreading foliage.