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Eastbridge Church

England
List entry 1005132
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1005132
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.15 hectares
Grid reference
TR 07426 32134
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Eastbridge Church is a medieval parish church located in Eastbridge, Kent, with origins dating to the Norman period. The church displays characteristic Romanesque architectural features from the twelfth century, including its substantial stone construction and the surviving fabric of its early medieval core. The building has been modified and extended over subsequent centuries, reflecting the evolving needs of the parish community through the medieval and post-medieval periods. The church remains a significant example of rural ecclesiastical architecture in the Kentish landscape and serves as a record of continuous Christian worship in the locality from the Norman conquest onwards.

Eastbridge Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005132. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Eastbridge Church?

Eastbridge Church is a medieval parish church located in Eastbridge, Kent, with origins dating to the Norman period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005132.

Who is responsible for protecting Eastbridge Church?

Eastbridge Church is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1005132.

What other scheduled monuments are near Eastbridge Church?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including World War II underground operational post, 1/3 mile (540m) SW of Chapel Farm (0.7 km), Moated site and associated fields, 460m north east of Pickney Bush Farm (2.6 km), Moat and associated closes at Marshall's Bridge (2.8 km).

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

World War II underground operational post, 1/3 mile (540m) SW of Chapel Farm
0.7 km
Moated site and associated fields, 460m north east of Pickney Bush Farm
2.6 km
Moat and associated closes at Marshall's Bridge
2.8 km
Martello tower no 24 at Dymchurch
4 km
Early medieval flood defence at Botolph's Bridge, West Hythe
5.1 km
Royal Military Canal, West Hythe Dam to West Hythe Bridge
5.2 km
Royal Military Canal, Ham Street Bridge to Bilsington Bridge
5.4 km
Dymchurch Redoubt
5.5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Eastbridge Church

Eastbridge Church stands on Wealden Group, bedrock that formed in the Barremian. The rock here is sandstone and siltstone, interbedded.

The wider landscape

Around Eastbridge Church

CanterburyRoman town · ~16.6 miles
Domesday entry for Eastbridge, Kent →
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