Church of St Michael is a Grade II* listed building in the Tonbridge and Malling local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 August 1959. A Medieval Church. 2 related planning applications.
Church of St Michael
- WRENN ID
- twisted-fireplace-hawk
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Tonbridge and Malling
- Constituency
- Tonbridge MP: Tom Tugendhat (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 August 1959
- Type
- Church
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- Church of St Michael, Church Lane, East Peckham
- OS grid reference
- TQ 661 521
- Coordinates
- 51.24449, 0.37924
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St Michael is a parish church, primarily from the 14th century, with significant restoration work carried out in the 19th century. It features a nave with a south aisle, a chancel, and a chapel, along with a west tower dating from around 1300, constructed of ragstone covered with Roman cement. The church has ragstone walling in other areas and a tiled roof. The Perpendicular windows were renewed during the restoration by Joseph Clarke around 1857, and there is one Norman window located in the chancel.
Inside, the nave and aisle roofs are supported by crown-post trusses on moulded tie-beams. Notable interior features include brasses commemorating William and Mary Whetonhall from 1539, various large memorial tablets, and memorials for Elizabeth Goldinge who died in 1595, Roger Twysden from 1611, Elizabeth Twysden from 1655, and the Twysden family from 1689. The church is currently under the care of the Redundant Churches Commission.
Local climate
Church of St Michael receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 59% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 69% 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
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