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== Parish History  ==
== Parish History  ==


Teynham St Mary is an Ancient Parish; the church dates from the 13th century and and was restored in 1873. <br>  
Teynham is a village and civil parish in the Swale district of Kent, see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teynham+ Teynham Wikipedia] and includes the hamlet of Conyer on an inlet of the Swale a channel which separates the mainland from the Island of Sheppey Barrow Green is also part of the village as are the areas (hamlets) of Deerton Street, Green Street, Frognal, New Gardens, Sandown and Teynham Street.<br>


The large village and civil parish is in the Swale District of Kent for local government purposes and includes the hamlet of Conyer on an inlet of the Swale a channel which separates the mainland from the Island of Sheppey Barrow Green is also part of the village as are the areas (hamlets) of Deerton Street, Green Street, Frognal, New Gardens, Sandown and Teynham Street.<br>
Teynham St Mary is an Ancient Parish in the Diocese of Canterbury and is part of the Teynham with Lynsted and Kingsdown benefice.<br>


The church has been designated a grade I listed building by English Heritage<br>
Tthe church dates from the 13th century and and was restored in 1873 and has been&nbsp; designated a grade I listed building by English Heritage [http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-176357-church-of-st-mary-teynham+ British listed building] <br>
 
See Edward Hasted [The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent: Volume 6 (1798), pp. 284-296 [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=62970+ at British History Online] and [http://www.kentchurches.info/church.asp?p=Teynham+ Kent Churches website]<br>


== Resources  ==
== Resources  ==
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