Moncks Corner in Berkeley County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Biggin Church
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2009
1. Biggin Church Marker
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is November 30, 1917.
Location. 33° 12.779′ N, 79° 57.981′ W. Marker is in Moncks Corner, South Carolina, in Berkeley County. It is on State Highway 402, on the right when traveling south. Located between Carswell Lane and Biggins Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Moncks Corner SC 29461, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Lowcountry and in Santee Cooper Country. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Santee Canal (approx. 0.8 miles away); Old Santee Canal Park (approx. 1.4 miles away); Berkeley County Confederate Monument (approx. 1.4 miles away); a different marker also named Santee Canal (approx. 1.4 miles away); Colleton House: Unmanly Practices or Legitimate Target? (approx. 1.4 miles away); Fort Fair Lawn: An Archeaological Treasure
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Regarding Biggin Church. Biggin Church Ruins are the remains of the parish church of St. Johns Parish. The church was established by an act of the South Carolina Commons House of Assembly in 1706, which divided the colony into ten parishes. The original Biggin Church was probably completed ca. 1711. Biggin Church was used through the mid-nineteenth century and the surrounding cemetery is still being used. During the American Revolution, ammunitions were stored in the church by British troops who, upon leaving, set the church on fire. The church was burned several other times throughout its use, the last time in the late 1800s when it was not subsequently rebuilt. For many years the site served as a local brickyard. Although only portions of two walls remain, there is evidence that originally Biggin Church was designed with a degree of sophistication. Notable architectural details which remain include a Gibbs surround at the main portal, quoins at the corner, radiating voussoirs over the
Photographed by Mike Stroud, September 20, 2009
2. Biggin Church Marker, as seen looking south along State Road 402
(South Carolina Department of Archives and History )
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. see Strawberry Chapel
Also see . . . Touring South Carolina's Revolutionary War Sites By Daniel W. Barefoot, page 44-45. Biggin Church was located at the intersection of three roads... (Submitted on October 19, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)
Photographed by Mike Stroud, September 20, 2009
3. Biggin Church Marker as seen looking north
Photographed by Mike Stroud, September 20, 2009
4. Biggin Church ruins
Photographed by Mike Stroud, September 20, 2009
5. Biggin Church and cemetery
National Register of Historic Places:
Biggin Church Ruins ** (added 1977 - Site - #77001215) 2 mi. NE of Moncks Corner on SC 402, Moncks Corner Historic Significance: Event Area of Significance: Social History, Religion, Military Period of Significance: 1700-1749, 1750-1799, 1800-1824, 1825-1849, 1850-1874, 1875-1899 Owner: Private Historic Function: Funerary, Religion Historic Sub-function: Cemetery, Religious Structure Current Function: Funerary Current Sub-function: Cemetery
Biggin Church Ruins ** (added 1977 - Site - #77001215) 2 mi. NE of Moncks Corner on SC 402, Moncks Corner Historic Significance: Event Area of Significance: Social History, Religion, Military Period of Significance: 1700-1749, 1750-1799, 1800-1824, 1825-1849, 1850-1874, 1875-1899 Owner: Private Historic Function: Funerary, Religion Historic Sub-function: Cemetery, Religious Structure Current Function: Funerary Current Sub-function: Cemetery
South Carolina Department of Archives and History, circa 1977
6. Biggin Church and cemetery ruins
South Carolina Department of Archives and History, circa 1977
7. Biggin Church and cemetery ruons
Thomas T. Waterman, Historic American Buildings Survey, circa 1939
8. Biggin Church
Historic American Engineering Record, HABS SC,8-MONCO.V,2-2
Thomas T. Waterman, Historic American Buildings Survey, circa 1939
9. Biggin Church, west front detail
Historic American Engineering Record, HABS SC,8-MONCO.V,2-3
Photographed by Lea Bishop, February 20, 2025
10. Biggin Church Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on April 8, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 19, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 4,190 times since then and 92 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on October 19, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 8, 9. submitted on April 30, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 10. submitted on March 25, 2025, by Lea Bishop of Hopewell Junction, New York. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
