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Monument details

Summary

The church at Hurst has been ruinous since 1530. It was apparently destroyed by fire, as charred remains and burnt tiles were found when the site was partially uncovered some years ago. A solitary gravestone, nearly buried in earth, is all that remains to mark the churchyard at TR 07653457 and there is a solitary uninscribed grave slab.

Monument Types

• CHURCH (Burnt down 1530?, Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1530 AD?)
• INHUMATION CEMETERY (Church graveyard, Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1530 AD?)

Associated Finds

• GRAVE SLAB (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1530 AD?)

Full description

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[TR 07633457] ST. LEONARD'S CHURCH [NR] (site of) Grave YARD [NR] (1)

"The church at Hurst has been gone since 1530. It was apparently destroyed by fire, as charred remains and burnt tiles were found when the site was partially uncovered some years ago. A solitary gravestone, nearly buried in earth, is all that remains to mark the churchyard". (2)

[This probably applies to the O.S. entry. The name 'Falconhurst' is nearby]. (3)

Hurst Church, which was dedicated to St. Leonard, has been ruinated since 1530. (4)

There are no extant remains. In the graveyard at TR 07653457 there is a solitary uninscribed grave slab. (5)

<1> OS 25" 19?? (OS Card Reference). SKE48257.

<2> Cheney AD, Trans RHS NS 18 1904 125 (OS Card Reference). SKE38952.

<3> Recorder MSG 20-DEC-61 (OS Card Reference). SKE49106.

<4> Hist of Kent 8 (1799) 330 (E Hasted) (OS Card Reference). SKE43997.

<5> F1 ASP 30-NOV-62 (OS Card Reference). SKE42360.

<6> Field report for monument TR 03 SE 6 - November, 1962 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5109.

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