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St. Peter's Church Cemetery

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Location	:	Swingfield, Shepway District, England
Coordinate	:	51.1464500, 1.1908500
Description	:	St. Peter's Church, Swingfield Written in ancient deeds both Swynefelde and Swinfield, is the next adjoining parish eastward from Acrise. A huge 13th-century tower dominates this Medieval church in a quiet location on the Kent Downs. The church has very close links with the Knights Hospitallers whose Commandery still stands across the fields. The church is constructed in knapped flint with stone dressings. The roofs of the body of the church are tiled, and the tower roof is slated. Its plan consists of a nave with a north aisle and a south porch, a slightly narrower chancel, and a west tower.... Read More	St. Peter's Church, Swingfield Written in ancient deeds both Swynefelde and Swinfield, is the next adjoining parish eastward from Acrise. A huge 13th-century tower dominates this Medieval church in a quiet location on the Kent Downs. The church has very close links with the Knights Hospitallers whose Commandery still stands across the fields. The church is constructed in knapped flint with stone dressings. The roofs of the body of the church are tiled, and the tower roof is slated. Its plan consists of a nave with a north aisle and a south porch, a slightly narrower chancel, and a west tower. The tower dates from the 13th century, or from the late 15th century. It is in three stages, standing on a stone plinth. It has angle buttresses, a plain parapet, and a pyramidal roof with a weathervane. On the west side of the tower in the bottom stage is a low doorway, above which is a small rectangular window, with a small lancet window between them. The bell openings have two lights, with a six-lobed window above them. To the southeast of the tower is a circular stair turret, rising to a greater height. Alterations were made in the 15th century, and the church was restored in 1870. It was declared redundant on 1 August 2000, and vested in the Churches Conservation Trust in 2011. The church has much to discover, including, a 14th-century porch with two Medieval 'Mass Dials' (sundials to tell the service times), a 14th-century font which was rescued from a garden in 1914, and two 20th-century stained glass windows. The West window contains birds, flowers, a squirrel and a rabbit, the fine South window depicts The Crucifixion. There are clear Victorian influences seen in the North aisle, the pulpit, the altar table and the chancel arch and the pews, and some 20th-century additions also. However, despite this, the church still retains many original traces of its Medieval past. 'Parishes: Swingfield', The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent: Volume 8 (1799), pp. 120-126

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