This delightful little church, with it's patchwork quilt of Kent peg tiles (a result of continuous theft during the 80's) and bright interior, was built from the remains of the original St Marys church at Reculver. The church was moved to it's present site at Hillborough in 1809, when the sea had been considered too great a threat to the original coastal site of Reculver. This has latterly been considered an act of major vandalism, as by this time, the sea defences had managed to stem the erosion. It has also been implied that the incumbent vicar at the time wanted a vicarage at St. Nicholas (and helped blow up the remains of the Reculver church).

The present building is actually the second one built on this site. The first church was so poorly constructed that it started to fall down almost as soon as it had been built. The present church is smaller than that first building. Some of the original masonry and gravestones etc were incorporated and there are a few old monuments from the original church at the towers on the north side of the churchyard. The funding for the reconstruction was organised by the Rev Robert Blakey in the 1870’s. He was also responsible for setting up the first school on the site next to the church.

The church is open during the week from 9 am 'til 4pm. The welcome at service is warm and the interior is worth a visit, with it's lovely stained glass windows, whitewashed walls and bright blue ceiling. My family has a number of connections here; Ness was a Sunday School helper, we were confirmed and married and had all our children baptised here. So, I may be slightly biased in my opinion.

The churchyard is surrounded by farmland on three sides and is adjacent to the local primary school. All in all, a very peaceful place to visit.