St Martin, Westmeston, Sussex

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Location

(50°54′26″N, 0°5′48″W)

Site Location

Westmeston

National Grid Reference

TQ 339 137

Boundaries

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

Diocese

Dedication

Type of building/monument

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Description

The church comprises a 12thc. nave with a 14thc. S aisle, and a chancel with a S chapel. The font is 12thc.

History

Westmeston, in the Rape of Lewes, was held by William of Warenne in 1086; no church is mentioned.

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Bibliography

Victoria County History: Sussex 7 (Rape and Honour of Lewes). 1940, 117-18.

J. Morris and J. Mothersill (ed.), Domesday Book: Sussex. Chichester 1976, 12.41.

M. F. Drummond-Roberts, Some Sussex Fonts Photographed and Described. Brighton 1935, 103.

A. K. Walker, An Introduction to the Study of English Fonts with Details of those in Sussex. London 1908, 122-23.