| St Mary's Church, West Chiltington | |
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 The church from the northeast | |
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| 50°57′15″N 0°26′57″W / 50.954232°N 0.449305°W | |
| Location | Church Street, West Chiltington, West Sussex RH20 2JW |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Website | [1] |
| History | |
| Founded | 11th century |
| Dedication | Mary |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Norman |
| Administration | |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Diocese | Chichester |
| Archdeaconry | Chichester |
| Deanery | Storrington |
| Parish | West Chiltington |
| Clergy | |
| Archbishop | Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate of all England |
| Bishop(s) | The Right Reverend Doctor Martin Warner SSC |
| Rector | Fr Stephen Merriman SSC |
St Mary's Church is the Grade I listed[1] Anglican parish church of West Chiltington, a village in the Horsham district of West Sussex, England. The 12th-century building, described as a "showpiece"[2] and "the most attractive part" of the Wealden village,[3] retains many features of historical and architectural interest. These include an exceptionally long hagioscope or squint from the south aisle into the chancel, a porch which may be Sussex's oldest,[3] and a well preserved and extensive scheme of wall paintings. In the Sussex volume of The Buildings of England, Ian Nairn says that the appearance of the church gives "a very happy, unexpected effect, like a French village church".[4]
- ^ "Heritage Gateway Listed Buildings Online – The Parish Church of St Mary, Church Street (west side), West Chiltington, Horsham, West Sussex". Heritage Gateway website. Heritage Gateway (English Heritage, Institute of Historic Building Conservation and ALGAO:England). 2006. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
- ^ Wales 1999, p. 224.
- ^ a b Pé 2006, p. 12.
- ^ Nairn & Pevsner 1965, p. 367.