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== Parish History == | == Parish History == | ||
Sittingbourne St Michael is an Ancient Parish in the | Sittingbourne is a former market town now an industrial town in the Swale district of Kent, see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sittingbourne+ Sittingbourne Wikipedia]<br> | ||
Sittingbourne St Michael is an Ancient Parish in the Diocese of Canterbury; a map of the parish boundary may be found at [http://www.achurchnearyou.com/sittingbourne-holy-trinity/+ A church near you] which also shows the subsequent church development in an expanding residential development of the town.<br> | |||
The church originated in the 11th century with subsequent additions in the 13th 14th and 15th centuries. In 1762 a serious fire damaged the church and it was restored by George Dance Senior. Further restoration took place in 1859 and again in 1887. | The church originated in the 11th century with subsequent additions in the 13th 14th and 15th centuries. In 1762 a serious fire damaged the church and it was restored by George Dance Senior. Further restoration took place in 1859 and again in 1887. | ||
The church is designated a grade II* listed building by English Heritage. | The church is designated a grade II* listed building by English Heritage[http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-175786-church-of-st-michael-sittingbourne+ British listed building] see [http://www.kentchurches.info/church.asp?p=Sittingbourne+1+ Kent Churches website]<br> | ||
Sittingbourne Holy Trinity church has been designated as a grade II listed building[http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-501887-church-of-the-holy-trinity-sittingbourne+ British listed building].See [http://www.kentchurches.info/church.asp?p=Sittingbourne+2+ Kent Churches website]<br> | |||
From the Ancient parish ecclesiastical Parishes of Sittingbourne Holy Trinity (1867) was formed and the rebuilt [[Murston, Kent]] All Saints Church Street (1873-1874).The Church of All Saints Murston has been designated as a grade II listed building [http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-175720-church-of-all-saints-sittingbourne+ British listed building]<br> | |||
See Edward Hasted The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent: Volume 6 (1798), pp. 150-163 [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=62956+ at British History Online] and [http://www.kentchurches.info/church.asp?p=Murston+ Kent Churches website]<br> | |||
== Resources == | == Resources == | ||