All Saints Church is a parish church in

Staplehurst Staplehurst is a town and civil parish in the borough of Maidstone in Kent, England, south of the town of Maidstone and with a population of 5,947. The town lies on the route of a Roman road, which is now incorporated into the course of the A2 ...

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, England. It is a Grade I listed building.

Building

The church is situated at the south end of the village, on the east side of the High Street, a

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now designated as the

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. One of the notable features of the church is the south door, which is thought to date to the 12th century, and displays some very fine early ironwork. The church features a ring of ten bells, the oldest cast in 1605 and the most recent being two cast in 1996, when a new steel frame was installed. The current church clock dates from 1888. Owen Jennings of

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, a

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designing and manufacturing firm based in

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, made six windows for the church in 1952. Those in the north chapel (one single-light and one two-light window) and the north aisle (three two-light windows) have heraldic badges and emblems, and another two-light window in the north aisle has a Nativity scene.

History

It was founded in the 12th century. The church was mainly built in the 12th and 13th centuries, and the West Tower was commenced about 1425.

Gallery

All Saints' church, Staplehurst - geograph.org.uk - 188892.jpg, The tower All Saints Church, Staplehurst - interior - geograph.org.uk - 915199.jpg, Church interior Saxon Door - geograph.org.uk - 188896.jpg, Saxon Door Font, All Saints' church, Staplehurst - geograph.org.uk - 2810670.jpg, The font Fragments of medieval glass, Staplehurst.JPG, Fragments of medieval glass

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Staplehurst, All Saints Church Church of England church buildings in Kent Borough of Maidstone Grade I listed churches in Kent 12th-century church buildings in England Diocese of Canterbury

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History

Gallery

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