page_title: Orpington
section_title: The Parish Church
hierarchical_section_title: Orpington / Landmarks / The Parish Church
caption_attribution_description: English: All Saints Church, Orpington, showing the large 1950s extension. Photographed (from the top of the Walnuts car park) by James Gray, 10th February 2006.
context_page_description: Orpington is a town and electoral ward in Greater London, England, at the south-eastern edge of London's urban sprawl. Part of the borough of Bromley, it is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London. It was an ancient parish in the county of Kent. It is located 13.3 miles from Charing Cross. The town of Orpington, including its localities such as Petts Wood, Farnborough and Chelsfield, had a population of 90,315 as of 2011.
context_section_description: The Parish Church is All Saints Church which stands upon pre-Norman foundations. Mentioned in the Domesday Book, it is Early English in style, but some Saxon work is visible. It was endowed by the Archbishop of Canterbury in 1173. The tower and steeple were damaged by a storm in 1771. The rebuilt steeple was struck by lightning in 1809, and it was not replaced. The church was greatly enlarged in 1957. The present Vicar is the Reverend Brian McHenry.
caption: All Saints Church
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