---
title: "St Vincent of Sargossa, Littlebourne"
description: "Located in Littlebourne, Kent. Built C13; porch C19; chancel restored c.1865; tower restored 1899. Diocese of Canterbury. Grade I. Medieval Gothic with C12 arcade style."
category: "Church"
tags: ["Church","Church of England","Kent","Littlebourne","Grade I","Flint","Vincent of Saragossa","Nathaniel Westlake"]
canonical: "https://thebritishgazette.com/post/st-vincent-sargossa-littlebourne"
pubDate: "2026-09-06T02:04:10.121Z"
dateModified: "2026-09-08T18:58:03.286Z"
location: "Littlebourne, Kent"
country: "England"
county: "Kent"
town: "Littlebourne"
address: "Church Road, Littlebourne, Kent, CT3 1UA"
postcode: "CT3 1UA"
built: "C13; porch C19; chancel restored c.1865; tower restored 1899"
denomination: "Church of England"
dedications: ["Vincent"]
diocese: "Canterbury"
grade: "I"
style: "Medieval Gothic with C12 arcade"
materials: "Flint; broached shingled spire"
website: "https://www.little-stour-benefice.org.uk/"
openingHours: "Sorry, there are no regular opening times for this church."
parish: "Littlebourne"
listEntryUrl: "https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1051071"
gridReference: "TR 210 578"
accessNotes: "Accessible toilets nearby. Level access to the main areas"
---

# St Vincent of Sargossa, Littlebourne

St Vincent is a Grade I parish church on Church Road, Littlebourne, Kent, in the Diocese of Canterbury and the Little Stour Benefice. The dedication to Vincent of Saragossa is rare; the parish history states it is the only such dedication in the diocese.

## Overview

Historic England records a flint church: chancel higher than the nave with aisles, a nineteenth-century south porch, and a west tower with a broached shingled spire. The listing dates the body to the thirteenth century except the porch. The four-bay nave has a crown-post roof. The north arcade includes two plain round arches on a square Tuscan pier. Traces of wall painting survive on the north aisle; Wikipedia and the parish history mention a St Christopher painting and stained glass by Nathaniel Westlake.

A church at Littlebourne is recorded in Domesday Book and is associated with the monks of St Augustine's Abbey, Canterbury, who kept vines in the parish. The Kent HER notes a later medieval broach spire, a chancel hopper dated 1865, and a tower restoration of 1899. The churchyard has eighteenth-century headstones with skull, cherub and hourglass motifs.

## Further Information

- [Historic England list entry 1051071](https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1051071)
- [British Listed Buildings: Church of St Vincent](https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101051071-church-of-st-vincent-littlebourne)
- [Little Stour Benefice: Littlebourne church history](https://www.little-stour-benefice.org.uk/littlebournechurchhistory.htm)