| St Margaret's Church, Horsmonden | |
| Pushpin Map: | Kent |
| Pushpin Label Position: | none |
| Map Caption: | Location within Kent |
| Coordinates: | 51.117°N 0.4329°W |
| Location: | Horsmonden, Kent |
| Country: | England |
| Denomination: | Anglican |
| Completed Date: | 14th century |
| Status: | Parish church |
| Functional Status: | Active |
| Heritage Designation: | Grade I |
| Designated Date: | 20 October 1954 |
| Parish: | Horsmonden[1] |
| Deanery: | Paddock Wood |
| Archdeaconry: | Tonbridge |
| Diocese: | Rochester |
| Province: | Canterbury |
St Margaret's Church is a parish church in the village of Horsmonden, Kent, England.[2] [1] It is a Grade I listed building.[3]
St Margaret's Church is set in a farmyard, some distance from Horsmonden.
The building is constructed of sandstone and roofed in Welsh slate, which replaced a former roof of clay tiles in the late 19th century. During the 18th century the roof was covered in wooden shingles.[4]
The building of the current church was started around 1260, on the site of a former Norman building which dated back to around 1100. Henry de Grofhurst, rector from 1311 until his death in 1361, was mostly responsible for building St Margaret's Church.[5] He is memorialised in a monumental brass in the centre of the chancel.[3] [5] [4]
On the south wall is a memorial bust to the 19th century inventor, John Read, responsible for the round oast-house, the stomach pump and a tobacco enema.[6]