Saint Christopher's Church is a

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Grade II listed church in

Boughton Lees Boughton Lees is a village in the civil parish of Boughton Aluph, Ashford District, Kent, England. It stands on the main Ashford-Faversham road, some 3.5 miles (5.6 km) north of Ashford. The village church is Saint Christopher's Churc ...

near

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, part of the

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. The building was originally a

hall house. It was later a barn and the village school. In the 1950s, it was adopted as a

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. On 13 August 1984, the Church was placed on the ''Statutory List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest'', as a Grade II building.

Worship

Saint Christopher's Church is used for Sunday worship outside of the summer months (i.e. October to May). At other times, services are held at All Saints' Church, Boughton Aluph – Saint Christopher's Church is used in the non-summer months as All Saints' does not have any heating.

References

Church of England church buildings in Kent Diocese of Canterbury {{kent-struct-stub