Church of St Michael is a Grade I listed building in the Medway local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 November 1966. A C15 Church.

Church of St Michael

WRENN ID
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Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Medway
Constituency
Rochester and Strood MP: Lauren Edwards (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
21 November 1966
Type
Church
Address
Church of St Michael, Rochester Road, Cuxton
OS grid reference
TQ 709 664
Coordinates
51.37138, 0.45476
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Church of St. Michael is a parish church located on the north side of Rochester Road in Cuxton. It dates from the 12th century, with additions and alterations made in the 13th and 15th centuries. The church was restored between 1863 and 1868 by Mr. Stump. It is constructed of flint with tufa quoins, incorporating much reused Roman material. The building features a west tower, a nave with a north porch and a south chapel, and a chancel. The unbuttressed west tower is from the 15th century. The nave has three bays and a south aisle added during the 1863-68 restoration. The chancel includes a Norman window on the north side with splayed jambs.

Inside, there is a three-bay south arcade supported by round piers. The chancel arch was widened in the 15th century, and there is a wide arch leading to the south rood stair. A Perpendicular rood-screen has been reset in the tower arch. Notable interior features include a 13th-century wall painting of a leaf on the splays of a former window, a bench with poppyhead decoration in the porch, and choir stalls with linen-fold panels. There is also a monument to Ann Harley, who died in 1603, featuring a wall monument with Corinthian columns, obelisks, and a top achievement enclosing a panel.

Local climate

Church of St Michael sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 74% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 23 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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