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St James' Church

England
List entry 1005151
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1005151
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.05 hectares
Grid reference
TR 32261 41556
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

St James' Church is a medieval parish church located in Kent, England, with origins dating to the medieval period. The church reflects the architectural traditions of its era, featuring characteristic elements typical of parish churches constructed during the Middle Ages. As an ancient monument recorded on the National Heritage List for England, it represents an important example of Kent's ecclesiastical heritage and continues to serve as evidence of the region's religious and social history from the medieval period onwards.

St James' Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005151. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is St James' Church?

St James' Church is a medieval parish church located in Kent, England, with origins dating to the medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005151.

Who is responsible for protecting St James' Church?

St James' 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 1005151.

What other scheduled monuments are near St James' Church?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Saxon shore fort bastion, Queen Street (0.4 km), St Martin's Church (0.4 km), Dover Castle (0.4 km).

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Overview
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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
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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Target Zones
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Saxon shore fort bastion, Queen Street
0.4 km
St Martin's Church
0.4 km
Dover Castle
0.4 km
The Bath House, N of Market Street
0.4 km
The Painted House, N of Market Street
0.4 km
South-western section of the Roman Fort of the Classis Britannica, near Albany Place
0.5 km
Maison Dieu
0.7 km
Fairbairn-type crane, Wellington Dock
0.7 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under St James' Church

St James' Church stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around St James' Church

CanterburyRoman town · ~14.8 miles
Domesday entry for Dover, Kent →
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