Church Of St Margaret

The Church of St Margaret is a Grade I listed building located on Park Road in Addington. It dates back to around 1100, with significant additions and alterations made in the 13th and 14th centuries, as well as changes in the 16th century and restoration in 1858. The church is constructed of ragstone, featuring some herringbone patterns.

The structure includes a three-stage embattled west tower, which has diagonal buttresses and an octagonal stair turret added in the 15th century. The tower features two-light belfry openings, a single light west window below, and a large three-light window above the entrance. The nave consists of two bays and includes windows from the 15th and 19th centuries, while some herringbone walling can be seen high on the south wall along with all original quoins.

There is a gabled north porch with a 16th-century decorated wooden bargeboard and gabled chancel chapels, originally a pair, with the north chapel rebuilt in 1858. Inside, the church has a boarded and painted wagon roof and a 14th-century chancel arch. An aumbry is located in the south chapel.

Notable brasses include those of Richard Charlis, who died in 1378, William Snayth, who died in 1408, and several armoured figures from the 15th century. There is also a monument to an unknown parson who died in 1651, made of alabaster with black torch and marble side columns. The monument features an open segmental pedimented aedicule with a smaller one in the pediment, two large inscriptions with relief busts in ovals below, groups of children, additional inscriptions at the base, and pairs of clasping hands along with armorial bearings in the spine of the monument.