Coombes Church

Coombes Church
The church from the east
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50°51′39″N 0°18′35″W / 50.8607°N 0.3097°W / 50.8607; -0.3097
LocationCoombes Road, Coombes, West Sussex BN15 0RS
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
ChurchmanshipTraditional Catholic
History
StatusParish church
Founded11th century
DedicationNone
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade I
Designated12 October 1954
StyleSaxon; Early Norman
Administration
ProvinceCanterbury
DioceseChichester
ArchdeaconryChichester
DeaneryRural Deanery of Worthing
ParishCoombes
Clergy
RectorFr Felix Smith
Curate(s)Fr Ben Scott

Coombes Church is a Church of England parish church in the rural hamlet of Coombes in the Adur District of West Sussex, England. It has served the rural parish, northwest of Shoreham-by-Sea and next to the River Adur, since the 11th century. Despite several re-buildings, some structural elements remain from that period. An important series of wall paintings, dating from the 12th to the 18th century, were uncovered in 1949. English Heritage has listed the church at Grade I for its architectural and historical importance.