St Mary, Bepton, Sussex

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Location

(50°57′28″N, 0°47′2″W)

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Site Location

Bepton

National Grid Reference

SU 855 183

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 Morrison

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Furnishings

Description

A restored late 12thc. or 13thc. church comprising a single-cell nave with a plain S doorway, a square-ended Victorian chancel and a W tower. It contains a plain Romanesque font.

History

There was a church in Bepton in 1086.

Features

Furnishings

Fonts

Comments/Opinions

According to the VCH, the font is modern: this seems unlikely

Bibliography

Victoria County History: Sussex. 4 (Chichester Rape) 1953, 42-43 with plan.

J. Morris and J. Mothersill (ed.), Domesday Book: Sussex. Chichester 1976, 11, 15.

P. Leicester, St Mary's Church Bepton, West Sussex. A Short Guide to and History of the Church and Church Community, Midhurst (church guide), n.d.

I. Nairn and N. Pevsner, The Buildings of England: Sussex. Harmondsworth 1965, 101 (no mention of font)

A. K. Walker, An Introduction to the Study of English Fonts with Details of those in Sussex. London 1908, 44-45.