Church of St Peter & St Paul, Ospringe, Kent
Visited August 2020
This church, just on the edge of the village of Ospringe in Kent, near Faversham, is opposite the bier house already mentioned in another post. It stands near where the spring which gives the village its name used to rise (the name of the village means 'spring of the divinity'), and there has been a church here since the 11th century.
The current flint church has parts dating from the 11th and 13th centuries, with substantial alterations in the Victorian period, including the tower which replaced one which collapsed in the late 17th century. It stands in the centre of a substantial churchyard with fields all around - despite being a parish church and near the town, it feels very rural. While many of the gravestones are Victorian in date there are a number of earlier stones, some with memento mori such as skulls and hourglasses. On a hot day there are also some large yew trees to find shade under. Inside the church (shut when I visited, thanks to Covid), are some fine memorials too. Worth a visit if you're in the area, and are popping over to see the bier house too.
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