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St Augustine's Church, Brookland

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was not incorporated in the church building, but is a separate structure near the north porch of the church. Originally it was a square framework without cladding; in the 15th century a new bell cage was fitted, and the structure was strengthened, extended into an octagon, and cladding added. The
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are continuous, with no chancel arch, and there is a south aisle running the length of the church. The arcades have seven arches on the south side and six on the north side; the windows do not have stained glass. There are box pews, built around 1738.
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in Canterbury, because his son was a monk there. It is probable that, as other churches built by the Abbey in dependent manors were dedicated to St Augustine, a church was built here between 997 and 1066 and similarly dedicated by the Abbey.
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There are six bells, one of which was made about 1450. There were five bells until 1973, the other four dated 1685; in 1973 year two smaller bells were cast from the metal of a larger bell, and the set was rehung in a new frame.
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St Augustine is a Saxon saint, indicating that there was a church here in Saxon times. There is evidence that Brookland belonged to Edward of Coombe around the year 997; he gave the manor to
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The font, made around 1200, is circular and made of lead. There are two courses of decoration: the upper course shows the signs of the
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On the east end of the south wall of the south chapel is the surviving part of a painting depicting the martyrdom of
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in 1170; this was discovered in 1964, and is thought to have been painted in the second half of the 13th century.
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The church was built about 1250; because of the likelihood of flooding it was built on an artificial mound. The
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The north porch, built in the 14th century, is of wood, and adjacent is a small tower with a clock.
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candle snuffer-shaped roof dates from this time. It was reclad in 1936, and again in 1990.
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Brookland Parish Council. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
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50°59′50″N 0°50′02″E / 50.9973°N 0.8339°E / 50.9973; 0.8339
OS grid reference
TQ 989 258
Brookland, Kent
Denomination
Church of England
Dedication
Augustine of Canterbury
Diocese
Diocese of Canterbury
Deanery
Romney Deanery
Grade I listed
Anglican
Brookland, Kent
Walland Marsh
Rye, East Sussex
St Augustine
bell tower

nave
chancel
Thomas Becket

zodiac
St Augustine's Abbey
Grade I listed buildings in Folkestone and Hythe

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