St Giles, Merston, Sussex

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Location
(50°48′57″N, 0°44′1″W)
Site Location
Merston
National Grid Reference
SU 893 026
Boundaries
pre-1974 traditional (England and Wales) Sussex now West Sussex
Diocese
medieval Chichester now Chichester
Dedication
Type of building/monument
Report authors
  • Kathryn A Morrison
Photographers
  • Kathryn A Morrison
Visit Date
9.9.98

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Feature Sets
Description

The nave has a W bell-cote, a N aisle and a S porch. It is continuous with the 13thc. chancel.

History

Merston was mentioned in the Domesday Survey, but no church. Before 1086 it was held by 'Gort', thought to be Earl Gurth, Harold's brother. In 1086 it was held by Oismelin, who gave the tithes of his land to the Abbey of Troarn.

Features

Furnishings

Fonts

Comments/Opinions

One of a series of arcaded Sussex marble fonts found in this region. Late 12thc.

Bibliography

J. Morris and J. Mothersill (ed.), Domesday Book: Sussex, Chichester 1976, 11.110.

I. Nairn and N. Pevsner, The Buildings of England: Sussex, Harmondsworth 1965, 270.

A. H. Peat and L. C. Halsted, Churches and Other Antiquities of West Sussex, Chichester 1912, 108-10.

Victoria County History: Sussex IV (Chichester Rape) 1953, 158-60, with plan.

A. K. Walker, An Introduction to the Study of English fonts with details of those in Sussex, London 1908, 78-79.