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St Peter, West Wittering, Sussex

Location
(50°46′47″N, 0°53′57″W)
West Wittering
SZ 777 984
pre-1974 traditional (England and Wales) Sussex
now West Sussex
  • Kathryn Morrison

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Feature Sets
Description

The church comprises a nave (with some herringbone masonry and opposing N and S doorways), S aisle ofc.1200, N tower and a 13thc. chancel with a chapel continuing the S aisle.

History

West Wittering is mentioned in the Domesday Book, but no church. The church was restored by William White in 1875.

Features

Furnishings

Fonts

Comments/Opinions

Bibliography
Victoria County History: Sussex. IV (Chichester Rape) 1953, 219-21, with plan.
J. Morris and J. Mothersill (ed.), Domesday Book: Sussex. Chichester 1976, 11, 47.
A. H. Peat and L. C. Halsted, Churches and Other Antiquities of West Sussex. Chichester 1912, 175-77.
I. Nairn and N. Pevsner, The Buildings of England: Sussex. Harmondsworth 1965. 376-77.
A. K. Walker, An Introduction to the Study of English fonts with details of those in Sussex. London 1908, 38-39.