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West Thorney church has a W tower, and a nave and chancel which are roofed together. There is a blocked N arcade, and apparently a S aisle was also lost. The predominant style is Early English.
In 1086 West Thorney was a possession of the Bishop of Exeter. A church was mentioned.
Although there are similarities between the arcading on West Thorney font and that on a number of late 12thc. 'altar' type fonts (eg: Stoughton), this piece probably dates from the early-to-mid 12thc. It resembles the font of Yapton.
J. Morris and J. Mothersill (ed.), Domesday Book: Sussex, Chichester 1976, 6.1.
I. Nairn and N. Pevsner, The Buildings of England: Sussex, Harmondsworth 1965, 375-76.
Victoria County History: Sussex 4 (Chichester Rape) 1953, 196-97.
A. K. Walker, An Introduction to the Study of English Fonts with Details of those in Sussex, London 1908, 44-45.
