S St Peter And St Pauls Church

Overview

Over the years, the dedication of the Parish of River Church has varied. From earliest times until 1486, the dedication was to St. Peter. From then until the Reformation it was given the dual dedication of St. Peter and St. Paul. Then the name St. Peter was deleted until 1876 when the Saint’s name reappeared in the records; this was almost certainly linked with the work of the Oxford Movement at this time. The Parish is under the Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction of the Diocese of Canterbury and the Deanery of Dover.

The Church was a small structure, seating about two hundred with the addition of the choir area. It has a nave, chancel with apse, two vestries and a tower.

 

The history of the church is split into 3 different pages: Medieval Times, The Tudor and Stuart Period and The 18th Century.

 

Written by Peter Bowers, Historical Research by Douglas Welby.