Historic Churches in West Sussex

St James's is a lovely little country church in a beautiful setting near the River Rother. The church almost certainly dates to the late Saxon period, and there is obvious Saxon herringbone-style stonework on the outside walls of the chancel. The nave and chancel probably date to the mid-11th century or even earlier.
Selham, West Sussex, England, GU28 0PW

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Heritage Highlight: Beautifully carved Saxon chancel arch

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Sompting's Saxon church is known for its unusual tower, featuring a 'Rhenish Helm' roof found only in the Rhenish area of Northern Europe. Look for a wealth of Saxon carvings, a 12th century Christ in Majesty carved panel, and a chapel built by the Knights Templar.
Church Lane, Sompting, West Sussex, England, BN15 0AZ

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Heritage Highlight: Unique Saxon tower

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The 11th-century church of St Andrew and St Cuthman was probably founded by Cuthman sometime around AD 700. The church boasts a stunning Tudor screen, carved before 1520 and first installed in Fulham Palace, London, in honour of a visit by Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon.
Vicarage Lane, Steyning, West Sussex, England, BN44 3YL

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Heritage Highlight: Magnificent Tudor screen

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A delightful little rural church, built for the lay tenants of Tortington Priory. The church dates to the 12th century and retains some very nice Norman features, including a beautifully carved Norman doorway.
Off Ford Road, Tortington, West Sussex, England, BN18 0FD

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A Grade I listed church immediately beside the busy A272 west of Midhurst, St George's at Trotton is well worth a visit for its wonderful series of medieval paintings, memorial brasses, and the 14th-century Camoys tomb.
A272, Trotton, West Sussex, England, GU31 5EN

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Heritage Highlight: Superb medieval wall paintings and marvellous Camoys brasses

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A late 12th or early 13th-century church set in fields, almost unchanged from the day it was built. When St Michael's was threatened by closure some four decades ago, a group of local people formed a charitable trust to look after it. A program of careful restoration undertaken by the trust has revealed very rare 13th-century wall paintings hidden beneath the grime of centuries.
Up Marden, West Sussex, England, PO18 9JR

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Holy Sepulchre is a simple early medieval church near the Iron Age fort of Chanctonbury Ring. The church dates to around 1220 and may stand on the site of an earlier 11th-century building. There was certainly a church here as early as the late 12th century when the village name was given as 'Werningcherch'.
Church Park Lane, Warminghurst, West Sussex, England, RH20 3AP

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St Mary's Church, West Chiltington, dates to the 12th century and boasts an exceptional collection of medieval wall paintings spanning two centuries from the 12th to the 14th century. It also has perhapds the oldest porch in Sussex.
Church Street, West Chiltington, West Sussex, England, RH20 2JW

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Heritage Highlight: 13th-century wall paintings

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This 11th-century church beside West Dean Gardens was destroyed by a fire in 1934, leaving behind only a few reminders of the church's heritage. Look for the 1624 monument to Sir Richard Lewknor and the effigy of William James, owner of West Dean Park.
Church Lane, West Dean, West Sussex, England, PO18 0QZ

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Heritage Highlight: Saxon doorway in the north nave wall

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The 11th-century church of St Peter, west Grinstead, has a pair of superb 15th-century brasses, outstanding 17th-19th-century memorials, an 11th-century font, and a rare medieval dug-out oak chest carved from a sinlgle tree trunk.
Rectory Lane, West Grinstead, West Sussex, England, RH13 8LR

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Heritage Highlight: 15th-century Halsham brasses

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