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Church of St John Church of St John the Baptist

A Grade I Listed Building in Sutton-at-Hone and Hawley, Kent

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.4131 / 51°24'47"N

Longitude: 0.2321 / 0°13'55"E

OS Eastings: 555322

OS Northings: 170598

OS Grid: TQ553705

Mapcode National: GBR VK.P69

Mapcode Global: VHHP0.ZR22

Plus Code: 9F32C67J+7R

Entry Name: Church of St John Church of St John the Baptist

Listing Date: 1 June 1967

Last Amended: 17 March 1982

Grade: I

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1085811

English Heritage Legacy ID: 172705

Also known as: Church of St John

ID on this website: 101085811

Location: St John the Baptist's Church, Sutton at Hone, Dartford, Kent, DA4

County: Kent

District: Dartford

Civil Parish: Sutton-at-Hone and Hawley

Built-Up Area: South Darenth

Traditional County: Kent

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Kent

Church of England Parish: Sutton At Hone St John the Baptist

Church of England Diocese: Rochester

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Description


1.
5274 SUTTON-AT-HONE CHURCH ROAD
(north side)

Church of St John the
Baptist
(formerly listed as
Church of St John)
TQ 57 SE 4/70 1.6.67

I GV


2.
Early C14 and C19. Built of flint with stone dressings. Tiled roof. Early C14
nave, chancel, south aisle with deep south porch which is C19 and Perpendicular
west tower with diagonal buttresses, crenellations and a circular south-east turret.
Decorated east window. C14 chancel arch and early C14 piscina. Early C17 pulpit.
Ewan Christian rebuilt the Arcade in 1862. Large standing monument to Sir Thomas
Smith (died 1625) the navigator who lived in Brook Place nearby and gave his name
to Smith's Sound. Also 2 tablets to Abraham Hill (died 1721) and Francisca Hill
(died 1736) both probably by Robert Taylor.


Listing NGR: TQ5554070432

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