# The Church

St Mary Magdalene, Monkton — the smallest of Thanet's seven ancient
churches, and one of the oldest. This section brings together the
church's architectural history, its bells, its clergy back to 1291,
its war memorial, and detailed records of memorials both inside the
building and across its churchyard.

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:alt: Church Today
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:::{grid-item-card} 📖 Short Guide
:link: short-guide
:link-type: doc
The church's own visitor guide — architecture and history.
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:::{grid-item-card} 🔔 The Six Bells
:link: bells
:link-type: doc
History of the peal, from the C17th to 2018.
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:::{grid-item-card} ✝️ Clergy, 1291–2025
:link: clergy
:link-type: doc
Every recorded rector and vicar of Monkton.
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:::{grid-item-card} 🌳 The Churchyard
:link: churchyard/index
:link-type: doc
Full survey of the churchyard — hundreds of graves, by location, name, and plot number.
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:::{grid-item-card} 🪦 War Memorial
:link: war-memorial
:link-type: doc
Names of the Monkton men who died in the two World Wars.
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:::{grid-item-card} 🪧 Memorials Inside
:link: memorials-inside
:link-type: doc
Fourteen tablets and floor stones inside the church.
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Table of Contents

```{toctree}
:maxdepth: 1

short-guide
bells
clergy
churchyard/index
richard-culmer
war-memorial
memorials-inside
```