Grade I Heritage Walk: Walking to Church Of St Bartholomew from The King’s Head — 3.7-Mile Circular via North Downs Way
Church Of St Bartholomew — a Grade I listed building 3.7 miles from The King's Head, Wye.
Church Of St Bartholomew is a Norman flint in Waltham, 3.7 miles from The King’s Head. The NHLE entry singles out its tower. Historic England listed it in 1967.
Walking to Church Of St Bartholomew — 3.7 miles from Wye
Rated Moderate at 3.7 miles with about 40m of ascent. Allow around 148 minutes at a steady 3 mph pace; add 15–20 minutes for photographs at the building and a pause at a viewpoint.
Why Church Of St Bartholomew is Grade I listed — the 1967 designation
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- Grade:
- I
- Listed:
- 1967
- Parish:
- Waltham
- District:
- Ashford
- Statutory address:
- Church Of St Bartholomew, Church Lane
- NHLE entry:
- 1367044 ↗
1. 5273 WALTHAM CHURCH LANE Church of St Bartholomew TR 14 NW 16/632 30.1.67 I 2. Built of flint with stone dressings and tiled roof nave and lower chancel. Central tower and south porch blocked off from the church having large quoins. The nave is Norman with some C13 and some C14 windows. The chancel tower and porch are Cl3 the tower restored in 1808 but with Cl3 and C14 foundations. C18 west gallery, C14 triple ogee-arched sedilia in north wall of chancel. The churchyard contains some C18 headstones with skull or cherub motif and some oval bodystones. Listing NGR: TR1182748036
Listing metadata — from the National Heritage List for England
- NHLE entry number:
- 1367044
- Heritage Category / Grade:
- Listed Building, Grade I
- First listed:
- 1967
- Capture scale:
- 1:2500
- Grid reference (NGR):
- TR 11272 48449
- BNG Easting / Northing:
- 611,272 E / 148,449 N
- Coordinates (WGS84):
- 51.196185°N, 1.022505°E
- Parish:
- Waltham
- District:
- Ashford
- Kent Downs landscape zone:
- The Stour Valley Floor
- Distance to North Downs Way:
- 0.81 miles
- Distance from The King's Head:
- 3.69 miles
- Walk duration (round trip):
- 148 minutes
- Elevation gain:
- 40 m
- Difficulty rating:
- Moderate
Architectural features at Church Of St Bartholomew
Keywords extracted from Historic England’s Official List Entry — each one is genuinely in the designation prose, not inferred.
The only Grade I walk in Waltham
Other heritage on the North Downs Way
| Listing | Grade | Parish | Distance from Wye |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walking to Wye Bridge from The King’s Head — 0.4-Mile Easy Stroll via North Downs Way | Grade II* | Wye with Hinxhill | 0.4 miles |
| Walking to Spring Grove And Walled Garden Attached from The King’s Head — 0.8-Mile Easy Stroll via North Downs Way | Grade II* | Wye with Hinxhill | 0.8 miles |
| Grade I Heritage Walk: Walking to Church Of All Saints from The King’s Head — 1.6-Mile Easy Stroll via North Downs Way | Grade I | Boughton Aluph | 1.6 miles |
| Walking to Boughton Court from The King’s Head — 1.6-Mile Easy Stroll via North Downs Way | Grade II* | Boughton Aluph | 1.6 miles |
| Grade I Heritage Walk: Walking to Church Of St Mary from The King’s Head — 2.2-Mile Circular via North Downs Way | Grade I | Crundale | 2.2 miles |
| Walking to Hunt Street Farmhouse from The King’s Head — 2.4-Mile Circular via North Downs Way | Grade II* | Crundale | 2.4 miles |
Buildings listed in the 1960s near Wye
| Listing | Grade | Parish | Distance from Wye | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade I Heritage Walk: Walking to Church Of St James from The King’s Head — 4.0-Mile Circular via Elmsted | Grade I | Elmsted | 4.0 miles | 1966 |
| Grade I Heritage Walk: Walking to Church Of St Mary from The King’s Head — 4.0-Mile Circular via North Downs Way | Grade I | Westwell | 4.0 miles | 1967 |
| Walking to Spong Farm House from The King’s Head — 4.3-Mile Circular via Elmsted | Grade II* | Elmsted | 4.4 miles | 1966 |
| Walking to Old Leigh Place from The King’s Head — 4.7-Mile Circular via Elmsted | Grade II* | Elmsted | 4.7 miles | 1966 |
| Walking to Mystole Coach House from The King’s Head — 4.9-Mile Circular via Chartham | Grade II* | Chartham | 4.9 miles | 1967 |
The landscape around Church Of St Bartholomew — The Stour Valley Floor
The Great Stour winds east through a broad, flat-bottomed valley of alluvium and river terrace gravels. Meadows close to the river are traditionally managed as damp grazing; in summer the banks are hung with willow and the still pools hold mayfly and brown trout. Historic watermills and gauged river stretches survive along the reach — material reminders of the valley’s medieval milling economy. The valley edges rise sharply into the flanking downs on both sides: looking east from Wye, one is reading a landscape section in real time, from chalk-grassland rim to river-meadow floor and up again.
Pubs within 3 miles of Church Of St Bartholomew
| Pub | Distance from route | Address | Postcode | Authority |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Compasses open_in_new | 1.6 miles | Sole Street, Crundale, CT4 7ES | CT4 7ES | Canterbury |
Plan your visit
Every walk on this site starts and finishes at The King’s Head — Bridge Street, Wye, TN25 5EA.
Frequently asked about Church Of St Bartholomew
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