St Margaret's Church, Collier Street Explained

St Margaret's Church, Collier Street
Pushpin Map:Kent
Pushpin Label Position:none
Map Caption:Location within Kent
Coordinates:51.1877°N 0.4556°W
Location:Collier Street, Kent
Country:England
Denomination:Anglican
Completed Date:1848
Status:Parish church
Functional Status:Active
Heritage Designation:Grade II
Designated Date:14 October 1987
Parish:St. Margaret Collier Street[1] [2]
Deanery:Paddock Wood
Archdeaconry:Tonbridge
Diocese:Rochester
Province:Canterbury

St Margaret's Church is a parish church in the village of Collier Street, Kent, England.[3] [1] [4] It is a Grade II listed building.[5]

Building

St Margaret's Church is located next to the junction between Green Lane and the B2162.

The building is Grade II listed, built in a 13th century style, set in a ragstone walled churchyard (closed by order in council).[3]

History

St. Margaret’s was built as a daughter church of Yalding in 1848. Collier Street became a parish in its own right in 1858 and remained a sole living until 1969 when it was reunited with Yalding to become the United Benefice of Yalding with Laddingford and Collier Street.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: St Margaret. www.achurchnearyou.com.
  2. Web site: Collier Street: St Margaret - Parish Data. CUF.
  3. Web site: Collier Street. Yalding Churches.
  4. Web site: ‘Photograph of St Margaret’s Church, Collier Street, Tonbridge, Kent‘, John Piper, [c.1930s–1980s] – Tate Archive]. Tate.
  5. Web site: CHURCH OF ST MARGARET, Collier Street - 1069047 | Historic England. historicengland.org.uk.