Church of St John sub Castro, Lewes

St John sub Castro
The Church of St John sub Castro from the south
50°52′34″N 0°00′34″E / 50.8760°N 0.0094°E / 50.8760; 0.0094
OS grid reference	TQ 4146 1040
Location	Abinger Place, Lewes, East Sussex BN7 2QA
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
History
Status	Parish church
Dedication	John the Baptist
Consecrated	3 June 1840
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	Grade II
Designated	16 March 1970
Architect(s)	George Cheesman
Architectural type	Church
Completed	1839
Construction cost	£3,300
Specifications
Materials	Flint, red brick
Administration
Diocese	Chichester
Archdeaconry	Lewes & Hastings
Deanery	Lewes & Seaford
Parish	St John sub Castro
Clergy
Rector	Rev. Anita Colpus

The Church of St John sub Castro is an Anglican church in Lewes, the county town of East Sussex, England (grid reference TQ 414 104). It was built in 1839 on the site of an 11th-century Saxon church, and has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II listed building.^[1] In the churchyard is a memorial to Finnish prisoners from the Crimean War who died while confined in Lewes Naval Prison; the memorial is also listed Grade II. The church continues to be active as a parish church in the diocese of Chichester.^[2]