The Parish Church Of St Leonard is a Grade I listed building in the Folkestone and Hythe local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 January 1950. A Medieval Church.

The Parish Church Of St Leonard

WRENN ID
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Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Folkestone and Hythe
Country
England
Date first listed
3 January 1950
Type
Church
Period
Medieval
Source
Historic England listing

Description

HYTHE

THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST LEONARD

I

Dates from circa 1100. Alterations by J L Pearson in 1880s. Built of Kentish ragstone with Caen stone window dressings. The interior has a 4 bay nave and North and South aisles with Cl3 and c14 pillars. Clerestory. Chancel arch. North and South transepts. The tower was added in 1751 and the South Transept is also c18. The Ambulatory built circa 1220 AD houses a neatly stacked collection of 1200 skulls and 8000 thigh bones of the C13 and c14. It is thought that these were exhumed from the graveyard in order to make more space for the plague victims of the C14 and C15.

Listing NGR: TR1615234913

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