Stanmer Church | |
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50°52′13″N 0°6′7″W / 50.87028°N 0.10194°W | |
Denomination | Church of England |
History | |
Status | Church |
Dedication | None |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Redundant |
Heritage designation | Grade II listed |
Designated | 2 November 1954 |
Closed | 31 March 2008 |
Administration | |
Province | Canterbury |
Diocese | Chichester |
Archdeaconry | Brighton and Lewes |
Deanery | Rural Deanery of Brighton |
Parish | Stanmer with Falmer |
Clergy | |
Vicar(s) | The Rev'd Canon Andrew N. Robinson AKC |
Stanmer Church is a former Anglican church in Stanmer village, on the northeastern edge of the English city of Brighton and Hove. The ancient village stands within Stanmer Park, the former private estate of the Earl of Chichester, which the Brighton Corporation (the predecessor of the present city council) acquired for the benefit of Brighton's citizens after the Second World War.[1] The church and a stately home, Stanmer House, stand outside the village but within the park's boundaries. The church, which was declared redundant in 2008, has been listed at Grade II by English Heritage for its architectural and historical importance.