St Margaret’s Church
The Parish Church of St. Margaret the Queen, Buxted was built in 1250AD on the site of an earlier church. It is one of only a handful of churches in England dedicated to Margaret the Queen of Scotland, who died in 1093AD and was canonised in 1250AD. Her chapel is set within the grounds of Edinburgh Castle and is the oldest intact building in Edinburgh. In 2013, we were welcomed as the first church in England to become a Fellowship member of St. Margaret’s Guild.

St. Margaret’s Church is a Grade l listed building, set in the heart of the 312-acre grounds of Buxted Park. The church is just off the A272 and the nearest postcode for satnav users is TN22 4AY.
The church was surrounded by the village of Buxted until the early 19th Century, when the Third Earl of Liverpool wanted to enlarge his estate. He refused to repair the buildings and left them to fall into disrepair, having previously offered to build new houses for residents elsewhere in the parish. Having received no acceptances of his offer, the church and Buxted Park Hotel stand today as the only surviving buildings on the ancestral site of Buxted village.
In 2008, the parish of St. Margaret’s Church was united with the parishes of St. Mary the Virgin in Buxted and St. Mark the Evangelist in Hadlow Down to form the single Parish of Buxted and Hadlow Down.
The church is open every day of the year and welcomes visitors from this country and around the world, as evidenced by the numerous and lovely comments in our visitors’ book.
The church has been lovingly cared for over its long life, but the ancient structure of the building and the churchyard need continual maintenance to a high standard.