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All Saints Church, Maidstone
Heritage Open Day: Come and discover the fascinating history of this beautiful church in a stunning riverside setting. It was built in 1395 by Archbishop Courtenay to become one of the grandest Perpendicular churches in England. A Christian Church has stood by the River Medway in what is now the middle of Maidstone, since about 650. The first church on the present site was an Anglo-Saxon building. It survives only in references in manuscripts such as the Doomsday Monachorum at the Chapter Library, Canterbury. By reference to this document, the late Dr Gordon Ward showed that this church of St. Mary was important enough by the 11th century to be at the head of an organisation resembling the modern Rural Deanery.
The church on this site became called St.
The church on this site became called St.
Fri 6 Sep:1000-1600; Sat 7 Sep:1000-1600; Sun 8 Sep:1000-1600; Mon 9 Sep:1000-1600; Tues 10 Sep:1000-1600; Wed 11 Sep:1000-1600; Thu 12 Sep:1000-1600; Fri 13 Sep:1000-1600; Sat 14 Sep:1000-1600; Sun 15 Sep:1000-1600; Free Entry.
Mill Street, Maidstone, Kent ME15 6YE
Fri 6 Sep to Sun 15 September