St. Lawrence, Bidborough, Kent

Description

The church of St. Lawrence is an ancient stone building in the Norman, Early English and later styles, and has a tower containing a clock and 2 bells; two plain and low Early English arches divide the nave from the aisle and rest on a square pier: the north doorway retains portions of the original Norman work: there are memorial tablets to the Hardinge family: the church was enlarged, restored and reseated in 1877 and 1894, and affords 148 sittings.

Church Records

The register of burials dates from the year 1593; baptisms from 1632, and marriages from 1701.

Findmypast have the following online for Bidborough, St Lawrence: baptisms 1630-1896, marriages 1701-1919, burials 1593-1922