Holy Trinity Church, Crockham Hill
Holy Trinity Church is a Church of England parish church based in Crockham Hill, Kent, England. It was constructed in 1842 and is a Grade II listed building.
History
The idea for the construction of Holy Trinity Church came from Charles Warde from Westerham, who noticed there was no Church of England place of worship in Crockham Hill. Warde funded the construction of the church in 1842 with assistance from an endowment granted by his sister E Mildmay. Warde became patron of the church, establishing a tradition that a member of the Warde family would be a patron of the church – a tradition that currently continues. The church was granted Grade II listed building status in 1954 for its Victorian-medieval style architecture and original fittings. In 2019, the church was subject to a burglary and the original Victorian lectern was stolen.The church's association with the social reformer Octavia Hill also provided a reason for its Grade II listed status. Hill lived in Crockham Hill and worshipped at the church. She was responsible for the purchase of the land surrounding the church for the National Trust. Hill is buried in Holy Trinity's churchyard under a yew tree; there is a memorial sarcophagus inside the church.