The Church of St Margaret of Antioch at Darenth, Kent, is a church with Norman origins thought to be the third oldest in Kent and the sixth oldest in the United Kingdom.[1] It is a Grade I listed building.[1]
Church of St Margaret of Antioch, Darenth | |
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51°25′08″N 0°14′36″E / 51.4190°N 0.2433°E | |
Location | Darenth, Kent |
Country | England |
Denomination | Church of England |
Website | [1] |
History | |
Status | Grade I listed |
Architecture | |
Years built | 10th–14th centuries, with 19th-century restorations |
Administration | |
Diocese | Rochester |
Clergy | |
Vicar(s) | Revd. Nicholas Williams |
The chancel and nave are late 10th century or early 11th century.[1] The sanctuary is early 12th century. The church was restored twice in the 19th century, first by William Burges in 1866-68[2] and then by Ewan Christian in 1888.[3] Newman describes the church as "important, but visually rather charmless."[2]