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St Mary the Blessed Virgin
Sompting, Sussex | BN15 0AZ
Travellers could be forgiven for suddenly imagining themselves in the Rhine Valley when the extraordinary tower of this ancient church comes into view.
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Sompting, Sussex | BN15 0AZ
Travellers could be forgiven for suddenly imagining themselves in the Rhine Valley when the extraordinary tower of this ancient church comes into view.
Cockett, Glamorgan | SA2 0FH
The 'Beacon on a Hill', notable for its John Pett's mosaic rood cross and sprawling graveyard.
Trent, Dorset | DT9 4SL
Beautifully set in a pretty, rambling, village, and with an early 16th century priests' house next door, St Andrew's is an exceptionally attractive church, and has one of only three medieval spires to be found in Dorset.
Sherborne, Dorset | DT9 3LQ
The great golden Hamstone bulk of Sherborne Abbey presides benignly over its little medieval town.
Bisterne, Hampshire | BH24 3BN
St Paul’s church at Bisterne was designated a chapel of ease, three miles south of the parish church
Patcham, Sussex | BN1 8YE
A church is known to have stood on this site since before the compiling of the Doomsday Book in which Patcham was registered as Piceham.
St Nicholas at Wade, Kent | CT7 0NP
A warm welcome to our glorious early 12th century building with 22m tower, used as a navigation marker and a recently restored, incredibly beautiful, east window.
Etchingham, Sussex | TN19 7DS
A very fine Grade I listed church built around 1370 in water meadows, it was originally moated.
Old Heathfield, Sussex | TN21 9AG
Heathfield son, Revd Robert Hunt, vicar of All Saints church, sailed to America in 1606 and founded Jamestown.
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South Bersted, Sussex | PO22 9QE
The present church at South Bersted dates back to 1405, when it was consecrated and dedicated by the Bishop Reade of Chichester before a large congregation.
Sidlesham, Sussex | PO20 7RH
Imagine a time when this coastal parish and nearby Pagham Harbour (now a wetland nature reserve) was busy with maritime trade and it is easy to see why this should have been the largest church in the area.
High Halden, Kent | TN26 3JB
The church probably dates back to the 12th century and the two especially interesting architectural features are the tower and south porch.
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