St Michael, Up Marden, Sussex

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Location

(50°55′15″N, 0°52′13″W)

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Site Location

Up Marden

National Grid Reference

SU 795 141

Boundaries

pre-1974 traditional (England and Wales) Sussex
now West Sussex

Diocese

medieval Chichester
now Chichester

Dedication

medieval not confirmed
now All Angels and St Michael

Type of building/monument

Parish church

Report authors

Kathryn Morrison

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Furnishings

Description

This 13thc. church has a W tower, a fairly broad single-cell nave with a S porch, and a chancel entered through a triangular-headed arch, lying within a larger pointed arch.

History

Features

Furnishings

Fonts

Comments/Opinions

Although thought to be 12thc. in date, the slight proportions of this font suggest that it may be contemporary with the church, ie: early 13thc.

Bibliography

Victoria County History: Sussex. IV (Chichester Rape) 1953, 112-13, with plan.

C. Bacon et al. The Church of St Michael and All Angels (church guide), 1990.