| St Laurence's Church, Ramsgate | |
| Pushpin Map: | Kent |
| Pushpin Label Position: | none |
| Map Caption: | Location within Kent |
| Coordinates: | 51.3376°N 1.4012°W |
| Location: | Ramsgate, Kent |
| Country: | England |
| Denomination: | Anglican |
| Website: | http://www.stlaurenceparish-ramsgate.org.uk/ |
| Founded Date: | 1062 |
| Style: | Norman, Early English, and Victorian |
| Completed Date: | 11th century, 12th and 13th century chancel and aisles, rebuilt in the 15th century with a tower |
| Materials: | Flint, Caen stone |
| Status: | Parish church |
| Functional Status: | Active |
| Heritage Designation: | Grade I |
| Designated Date: | 4 February 1988 |
| Parish: | St. Laurence in the Isle of Thanet |
| Deanery: | Thanet |
| Archdeaconry: | Canterbury |
| Diocese: | Canterbury |
| Province: | Canterbury |
St Laurence's Church, also known as St Laurence-in-Thanet, is a Church of England parish church in Ramsgate, Thanet, Kent.
The church, founded in 1062, is a grade I listed building, and is the oldest church in Ramsgate.[1] It was an abbey church until 1275, when it became a parish church. The building was enlarged in the 12th and 13th centuries, including a chancel and side aisles being implemented.
A lightning strike in 1439 resulted in the church being rebuilt, with the tower being raised to its present height.[2]
As Ramsgate grew, the town developed its own church: St Laurence became a separate parish in 1826. [3]
St Laurence has a large churchyard covering three and a half acres. It contains over 1400 graves, the earliest of which is dated to 1656.[4]