Smarden Village Church
Smarden, St Michael the Archangel
The parish church of Smarden is known as the Barn of Kent, a tribute to the width of its aislless nave. The nave is 36 feet in width, and is supported by a scissor-beam roof system of intersecting timbers.
Though the list of rectors for St Michaels goes back to 1205, we know almost nothing of the church those early rectors would have served. The current church was built between 1325 and 1350 of local Kentish ragstone and Bethersden marble quarried ar nearby Tuesnoad. The embattled west tower was added at the end of the 15th century
Smarden Village Church
Smarden, St Michael the Archangel
The parish church of Smarden is known as the Barn of Kent, a tribute to the width of its aislless nave. The nave is 36 feet in width, and is supported by a scissor-beam roof system of intersecting timbers.
Though the list of rectors for St Michaels goes back to 1205, we know almost nothing of the church those early rectors would have served. The current church was built between 1325 and 1350 of local Kentish ragstone and Bethersden marble quarried ar nearby Tuesnoad. The embattled west tower was added at the end of the 15th century