St Botolph's Church, Hardham | |
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50°56′55″N 0°31′22″W / 50.948551°N 0.522789°W | |
Location | Church Lane, Hardham, West Sussex RH20 1LB |
Country | United Kingdom |
Denomination | Church of England |
Website | Arun Churches |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 11th century |
Dedication | St Botolph |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Heritage designation | Grade I |
Designated | 15 March 1955 |
Style | Anglo-Saxon; Norman |
Administration | |
Province | Canterbury |
Diocese | Chichester |
Archdeaconry | Horsham |
Deanery | Rural Deanery of Petworth |
Parish | Hardham |
Clergy | |
Vicar(s) | Fr. David Twinley |
St Botolph's Church is the Church of England parish church of Hardham, West Sussex. It is in Horsham District and is a Grade I listed building. It contains the earliest nearly complete series of wall paintings in England.[1] Among forty individual subjects is the earliest known representation of St George in England.[2] Dating from the 12th century, they were hidden from view until uncovered in 1866 and now "provide a rare and memorable impression of a medieval painted interior".[3] The simple two-cell stone building, with its original medieval whitewashed exterior, has seen little alteration and also has an ancient bell.