St Mary, Slaugham, Sussex

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Location

(51°2′15″N, 0°12′35″W)

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Site Location

Slaugham

National Grid Reference

TQ 256 280

Boundaries

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

Diocese

medieval Chichester
now Chichester

Dedication

medieval not confirmed
now St Mary

Type of building/monument

Parish church

Report authors

Kathryn A Morrison

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Feature Sets

Description

The church has a 13thc. W tower and a nave with a late 13thc. S arcade and aisle, much rebuilt and enlarged in 1827. The chancel was extended in the 14thc. On its S side is the Covert Chapel of 1613, and on the N are two modern vestries.

History

Slaugham is not mentioned in the Domesday Survey.

Features

Exterior Features

Doorways

Furnishings

Fonts

Comments/Opinions

The font can be dated to the late 12thc.

According to the VCH, the threshold of the doorway is 3'6" above present nave floor level.

Bibliography

Victoria County History: Sussex 7 (Rape and Honour of Lewes). 1940, 184-86.

A. K. Walker, An Introduction to the Study of English Fonts with Details of those in Sussex. London 1908, 66-67.