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St Mary, Compton, Sussex

Location
(50°55′35″N, 0°53′44″W)
Compton
SU 777 147
pre-1974 traditional (England and Wales) Sussex
now West Sussex
  • Kathryn Morrison

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Feature Sets
Description

The N arcade and chancel arch of the church are late 12thc. The N aisle has been demolished and the chancel was rebuilt in the 19thc. Romanesque sculpture is found on a capital in the blocked N nave arcade.

History

Mentioned in Domesday Book. N arcade and chancel arch were built in the late 12thc. The date of the demolition of the N aisle is not known. The chancel was rebuilt in the 19thc., retaining the 12thc. chancel arch.

Features

Interior Features

Arcades

Nave
Comments/Opinions

Bibliography
Victoria County History: Sussex. 7 (Rape and Honour of Lewes). 1940, 92-93.