Ospringe church tower #1
The Church of St Peter & St Paul is located in the village of Ospringe, with its main street forming part of the A2 (Roman Watling Street) running just south of Faversham town centre. The parish church, big and imposing, reflects this. Though rather oddly placed on the fringe of the built-up area, it looks more like a town church than a village one.
Its site is no accident, though: beside the Victorian bier-house on the opposite of Water Lane, a spring used to rise.
Ospringe church dates from early Norman times and has two Norman doorways and 13th century arches; the tower is modern. The massive font is also Norman.
Note the bird!
Ospringe church tower #1
The Church of St Peter & St Paul is located in the village of Ospringe, with its main street forming part of the A2 (Roman Watling Street) running just south of Faversham town centre. The parish church, big and imposing, reflects this. Though rather oddly placed on the fringe of the built-up area, it looks more like a town church than a village one.
Its site is no accident, though: beside the Victorian bier-house on the opposite of Water Lane, a spring used to rise.
Ospringe church dates from early Norman times and has two Norman doorways and 13th century arches; the tower is modern. The massive font is also Norman.
Note the bird!