St Martin's Church on the outskirts of Canterbury is the oldest continuously operating parish church in the UK . Arranged in the VI century by Queen Berta of Kent as a private chapel .
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During the construction, spolias were used - fragments of earlier ancient buildings. According to the Honorable Beda , Saint Berthe only resumed the temple, abandoned after the Romans left Britain. Gothic tower attached to the church later.
In 1988, the Church of St. Martin along with the Abbey of St. Augustine and the Canterbury Cathedral was recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site .
See also
- Grinstead Church - Britain's oldest wooden church
- Church in Bradwell-on-Sea - Britain's oldest stone church (c. 654)