St Nicholas Church, Linton | |
Pushpin Map: | Kent |
Pushpin Label Position: | none |
Map Caption: | Location within Kent |
Coordinates: | 51.2235°N 0.5113°W |
Location: | Linton, Kent |
Country: | England |
Denomination: | Anglican |
Completed Date: | Norman Era |
Status: | Parish church |
Functional Status: | Active |
Heritage Designation: | Grade II* |
Designated Date: | 23 May 1967 |
Parish: | Linton[1] |
Deanery: | Paddock Wood |
Archdeaconry: | Tonbridge |
Diocese: | Rochester |
Province: | Canterbury |
St Nicholas Church is a parish church in the village of Linton, Kent, England.[2] [1] It is a Grade II* listed building.[3]
St Nicholas Church is located adjacent to the A229 on Linton Hill.[2]
The building is Grade II* listed, built of ragstone, with plain tile roof.[3]
Some of the monuments in the church were sculpted by EH Baily, who was also sculpted the figure of Lord Nelson in Trafalgar Square.[4]
The church was originally a Norman Structure.[4]
The church was most significantly reconstructed in the 1560s.[4]
The church was last reconstructed in 1860, under architect R C Hussey.[4]