Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul is a Grade I listed building in the Sevenoaks local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 June 1967. A C13 Church.

Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul

WRENN ID
winter-loggia-ivy
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Sevenoaks
Constituency
Sevenoaks MP: Laura Trott (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
1 June 1967
Type
Church
Address
Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, High Street, Farningham
OS grid reference
TQ 547 669
Coordinates
51.3801, 0.22177
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul is a Grade I listed building located on the south-west side of Farningham High Street. The church dates back to the 13th century, featuring a chancel and nave, while the west tower and windows were added in the 15th century. Ewan Christian restored the church and added the south-east chapel and north porch between 1868 and 1871. The structure is built of flint with stone dressings and has a tiled roof. The crenellated tower is designed in three stages, complete with diagonal buttresses and an octagonal stair turret. The nave contains three 15th-century traceried windows. Inside, the roof features embattled beams and four crown posts. The north-east nave window has stained glass from 1832, which includes some old fragments and was created by Charles Winston, the son of the incumbent. The church also houses a 15th-century octagonal font that depicts the Seven Sacraments, along with a double piscina and sedilia. Notably, the north wall of the chancel displays a fine alabaster Roper Monument from 1597 dedicated to Anthony Roper, the son of Margaret Roper, who was the daughter of Sir Thomas More and founder of the local Roper Charity. Additionally, there is a hanging monument to William Hanger, who died in 1751, and four small brasses.

Local climate

Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 85% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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