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St Mary, Felpham, Sussex

Location
(50°47′24″N, 0°39′18″W)
Felpham
SZ 949 998
pre-1974 traditional (England and Wales) Sussex
now West Sussex
  • Kathryn Morrison

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Description

The church comprises a nave with late 12thc. N aisle and mid-13thc. S aisle, a 14thc. chancel and a 15thc. W tower. There is an arcaded Sussex marble font.

History

The Domesday Book records that Felpham was held by St Edward's Abbey, Shaftesbury, before and after 1066. The church is mentioned.

Features

Interior Features

Arcades

Nave

Furnishings

Fonts

Comments/Opinions

The arcade seems to be of late 12thc. date, and may be contemporary with the font.

Bibliography
J. Morris and J. Mothersill (ed.), Domesday Book: Sussex. Chichester 1976, 8a.1
A. H. Peat and L. C. Halsted, Churches and Other Antiquities of West Sussex. Chichester 1912, 76-79.
I. Nairn and N. Pevsner, The Buildings of England: Sussex. Harmondsworth 1965, 219.
A. K. Walker, An Introduction to the Study of English Fonts with Details of those in Sussex. London 1908, ill. 65.