St Martin's Church, Canterbury
The Church of St Martin is an ancient Church of England parish church in Canterbury, England, situated slightly beyond the city centre. It is recognised as the oldest church building in Britain still in use as a church, and the oldest existing parish church in the English-speaking world, although Roman and Celtic churches had existed for centuries. The church is, along with Canterbury Cathedral and St Augustine's Abbey, part of a World Heritage Site.
St Martin's Church
Roman bricks in the chancel wall
West elevation
Interior view
Church of England parish church
A parish church in the Church of England is the church which acts as the religious centre for the people within each Church of England parish.
The parish church of St. Lawrence at Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, England (pictured 2003)
Combe Martin parish church (St. Peter ad Vincula), North Devon, England (pictured 2004)
12th-century priest's door and low window of the parish church at Guiting Power, Gloucestershire
St Martin's Church, Canterbury