SS. Peter and Paul, Charing, Kent

Description

The church of SS. Peter and Paul is a cruciform building of flint and stone, dating from the 13th and 16th centuries, and has a tower of Perpendicular character, containing a clock, presented in 1910 to the memory of Lieut.-Col. Frederic Buckley Campbell, and 6 bells, hung in 1878: there are memorial tablets to the Sayer and Dering families, besides others: the church possesses some valuable Elizabethan plate: the churchyard was closed to interments in 1887: the church was restored in 1878, and affords 400 sittings.

Church Records

The parish register dates from the year 1590.

Findmypast have the following online for Charing, SS Peter & Paul: baptisms 1584-1919, marriages 1590-1919, burials 1590-1922