St Wilfrid's Church | |
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50°59′57″N 0°06′17″W / 50.9992°N 0.1046°W | |
Location | Church Road, Haywards Heath, West Sussex |
Country | England |
Denomination | Church of England |
Churchmanship | Liberal Catholic |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 12 October 1863 |
Founder(s) | Anne and Frances Dealtry |
Dedication | Wilfrid |
Consecrated | 1865 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Heritage designation | Grade II* listed |
Designated | 10 September 1951 |
Architect(s) | George Frederick Bodley |
Style | Decorated Gothic |
Groundbreaking | 1863 |
Completed | 1865 |
Construction cost | £6,000 (£725,000 in 2024)[1] |
Administration | |
Province | Canterbury |
Diocese | Chichester |
Archdeaconry | Horsham |
Deanery | Rural Deanery of Cuckfield |
Parish | Haywards Heath, Saint Wilfrid |
Clergy | |
Rector | Fr Edward Pritchett |
St Wilfrid's Church is an Anglican church in the town of Haywards Heath in the district of Mid Sussex, one of seven local government districts in the English county of West Sussex. It is Haywards Heath's parish church, and is the mother church to two of the town's four other Anglican churches. Designed in the Decorated Gothic style by George Frederick Bodley, it was built between 1863 and 1865 as the town began to grow rapidly, and stands in a prominent position on the highest ground in the area. English Heritage has listed it at Grade II* for its architectural and historical importance.