| St. John the Baptist, Penshurst | |
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| Church of St. John the Baptist | |
 St. John the Baptist, Penshurst | |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Previous denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | penshurstchurch.org |
| History | |
| Status | Parish Church |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade I |
| Designated | 24 October 1950 |
| Architect(s) | Various |
| Years built | -1115 |
| Completed | 1115 |
| Specifications | |
| Bells | 8 (full circle) |
| Tenor bell weight | 17 long cwt 01 lb (1,905 lb or 864 kg) |
| Administration | |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Diocese | Rochester |
| Clergy | |
| Priest in charge | The Reverend Tom Holme |
| Assistant priest(s) | The Reverend William MacDougall |
| Laity | |
| Organist(s) | Mr. Robert Hessey |
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St John the Baptist Church at Penshurst, Kent is a Grade I listed Anglican parish church in the Diocese of Rochester in England. Those buried or commemorated here include Knights, Earls, Viscounts, a Viceroy of India, a Governor-General of Australia, a Private Secretary to two Kings, two Field Marshals and two winners of the Victoria Cross.[1] Through its courtiers, soldiers, statesmen, politicians or priests whose lives appear on memorials or through its changing architecture, brasses, carvings, effigies and windows, the church helps tell a country's story through the eyes of single village.[2]
- ^ St John the Baptist, Penshurst: History, accessed 22 July 2015
- ^ Penshurst Church: St John the Baptist, accessed 22 July 2015