Church of St Margaret of Antioch, Darenth

51°25′08″N 0°14′36″E / 51.4190°N 0.2433°E / 51.4190; 0.2433LocationDarenth, KentCountryEnglandDenominationChurch of EnglandWebsite[1]HistoryStatusGrade I listedArchitectureYears built10th–14th centuries, with 19th-century restorationsAdministrationDioceseRochesterClergyVicar(s)Revd. Nicholas Williams

The Church of St Margaret of Antioch at Darenth, Kent, is a church with Norman origins thought to be the third oldest in Kent and the sixth oldest in the United Kingdom.^[1] It is a Grade I listed building.^[1]

The chancel and nave are late 10th century or early 11th century.^[1] The sanctuary is early 12th century. The church was restored twice in the 19th century, first by William Burges in 1866-68^[2] and then by Ewan Christian in 1888.^[3] Newman describes the church as "important, but visually rather charmless."^[2]

• Newman, John (1980). The Buildings of England: West Kent and the Weald. Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-09614-3.