St Dunstan

The old market town of Cranbrook shares with Tenterden the claim to be the capital of the Kentish Weald.

Cranbrook, Kent

Opening times

Covid19 : Saturday 11am to 3pm, Sunday 12noon to 3pm and Wednesday 11am to 3pm for individual prayer.

Address

Stone Street
Cranbrook
Kent
TN17 3HA

The splendidly lofty Union Windmill of 1814 (still working) probably eclipses the church as Cranbrook's most famous landmark, though the church has been known as the 'Cathedral of the Weald'.

It is dedicated to St Dunstan, an influential 10th century archbishop of Canterbury, and is indeed a large and imposing building, Perpendicular in style and recalling the 15th century clothiers and Flemish weavers who helped turn Cranbrook into a successful and wealthy town.

A very unusual feature of the church is an 18th century baptismal font used for total immersion.

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