On the pathway of pilgrims

Standing peacefully under the Downs, on the pilgrims' route to Canterbury, is this stocky flint-and-ragstone church with its stocky west tower. It was deserted when the village moved to higher ground. St Mary's is curious architecturally: north and south aisles were added to the original twelfth-century structure and later pulled down, leaving clear evidence of its history. The rustic, partially plastered interior is lovely and there are two ancient Norman fonts.

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  St Benedict's Church, Paddlesworth, Kent

  2.04 miles

  A 900-year-old Pilgrim church

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  St Michael's Church, East Peckham, Kent

  7.00 miles

  Set romantically on a hilltop with glorious views

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  St Mary's Church, Higham, Kent

  7.57 miles

  A remote church on the edge of the Thames marshes