What Measures a Church?

St. Oswald's, Paddlesworth is located next to the Cat and Custard Pot, at one of the highest points on the North Downs.

PHOTO: St. Oswald's Paddlesworth "The highest church in Kent."

Church services at St. Oswalds are every 2nd Sunday in the month, 11.00 a.m. Holy Communion, every 3rd Sunday in the month, 6.30 p.m. Evensong plus every 5th Sunday there is evensong at 6.30 p.m.

Paddlesworth services can be particularly noted when they are celebrating harvest festival or Christmas, as the church is always beautifully decorated.

In the cemetery around the church, the gravestones are a strong reminder of the farming communities in the area with family names such as the Claysons, Vincents and Goddens adourning the majority of the headstones.

Should you wish to view Paddlesworth church you can obtain the key from the Cat and Custard pot during opening hours. The key was originally kept on the board pictured ...and although the board can still be seen, the key itself has been moved to more secure lodgings.

The Cat and Custard Pot is situated in the Hamlet of Paddlesworth, near Hawkinge, nestled in the picturesque countryside of the North Downs. It is within 15 minutes drive from the seaside town of Folkestone and was the main public house used by pilots and other personnel who were stationed at the nearby Hawkinge Battle of Britain airfield. The pub itself contains a varied collection of aviation memorabilia and photographs that represent the history of the area during the last 100 years.
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