In 824 AD, a Saxon thegn Leofstan, after whom Lifstan Way was named, presented the manor of Southchurch to the monks of Canterbury This seems to indicate that the church from which the manor takes its name was already in existence.
In 824 AD, one Leofstan (after whom Lifstan Way in Southchurch is named) is recorded as presenting the manor of Southchurch (Sudcerca in Latin) to the monks of Canterbury. This shows that the church from which the manor takes its name was already in existence.