St. Martin of Tours, Ashurst, Kent

Description

The church of St. Martin of Tours is of stone in the Decorated and Perpendicular styles, and has a turret with spire, containing 3 bells: in the chancel is a curious arched recess, supposed to have been used as an Easter sepulchre: there are four stained windows: the church was restored in 1862 and again in 1905, when an organ chamber and vestry were added, and the chancel enlarged and decorated: a new organ has been provided at a cost of about £360: the church contains 100 sittings. In the churchyard is an old sundial on a stone base and circular shaft with an inscription bearing the date 1634.

Church Records

The parish register of baptisms and burials dates from the year 1692, marriages from 1693.

Findmypast have the following online for Ashurst, St Martin of Tours: baptisms 1692-1895, marriages 1693-1837, burials 1692-1922