St Lawrence's Church

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St Lawrence's Church is an Anglican parish church at Mereworth, Kent, United Kingdom. It is in the deanery of West Malling, the Diocese of Rochester and Province of Canterbury. The church was built in the mid-1740s by John Fane, the 7th Earl of Westmorland, following his removal of the village's 12th century place of worship to allow for the enlargement of Mereworth Castle. ()

Completed: 1746 (278 years ago)Architectural style: Palladian architectureCoordinates: 51°15'36"N, 0°22'41"E

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St Lawrence's Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: North Downs Way, Teapot Island, Teston Bridge, St Peter's and St Paul's Church.

2.9 miN
Hiking, Hiking trail
North Downs Way
75 min walk • The North Downs Way National Trail is a long-distance path in southern England, opened in 1978. It runs from Farnham to Dover, past Guildford, Dorking, Merstham, Otford and Rochester, along the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and Kent Downs AONB.
3.2 miSE
Museum, Specialty museum
Teapot Island
81 min walk • Teapot Island is a teapot museum in Kent, England. The museum grew from the personal teapot collection of owner Sue Blazye, which started when her grandmother gave her a teapot in 1983, encouraging other family members and friends to do the same.
3 miE
Park, Bridge
Teston Bridge, Maidstone
78 min walk • Teston Bridge is a road bridge across the River Medway, between Teston and West Farleigh in Kent, England.
3.4 miSE
Church
St Peter's and St Paul's Church
86 min walk • St Peter's and St Paul's Church is a parish church in Yalding, Kent, dedicated to saints Peter and Paul. It was begun in the 13th century and is a Grade I listed building.
2.9 miN
51°18'6"N • 0°22'2"E
West Malling Golf Club, West Malling
75 min walk • Golf
3 miSW
Church, Gothic architecture
St. Mary's Church, Hadlow
78 min walk • St Mary's Church is the parish church in Hadlow, Kent, United Kingdom. The church is a Grade II* listed building.
1.1 miE
Golf
West Malling
27 min walk • West Malling is a historic market town in the Tonbridge and Malling district of Kent, England. It has a population of around 2,500 people.
1.9 miSE
Church
St Mary's Church
49 min walk • St Mary the Virgin is a parish church in Nettlestead, Kent, begun in the 13th century.
2.2 miNE
Architecture, Tower
St Leonard's Tower, West Malling
57 min walk • St Leonard's Tower is a probable Norman keep in West Malling, in the county of Kent, England. The tower was probably built by Gundulf, the Bishop of Rochester, between 1077 and 1108. It was a three-storey building, constructed of local stone, and would have stood at least 22 metres high.
3.4 miE
Church
All Saints Church
88 min walk • All Saints is a parish church in West Farleigh, Kent. It was begun in the 11th century and is a Grade I listed building.
0.7 miSE
Forts and castles
Mereworth Castle
18 min walk • Mereworth Castle is a grade I listed Neo-Palladian country house in Mereworth, Kent, England.

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St Lawrence's Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)