St Wilfrid, Church Norton, (Selsey)

Denomination:

Anglican.

Internet:

Church website.

Address:

Church Norton, Selsey, West Sussex.

Grid reference: 487195, 95755, View on: Google Maps, Open Street Map, Streetmap, National Library of Scotland Map, Magic Maps

Incumbents:

Currently there is no incumbent information available.

Registers:

Earliest Register: 1662.

Baptisms:

There are no baptisms in the OPC database.

IGI Batch: C071022 (1696 ~ 1701).

Burials:

There are 912 burials in the OPC database.

No burial IGI batches known.

Marriages:

There are 218 marriages in the OPC database.

No marriage IGI batches known.

Monumental inscriptions:

There are 3 monumental inscriptions in the OPC database.

Images:

The old Roughwood Churches Album has images and notes about this church.

There is 1 image of this church in the OPC database.

Building information:

Built: 14th c.

Current use: Conserved.

(Churches Conservation Trust)

Harrison's description (1911):

The old parish church of St. Mary (about two miles from the village) was built in latter part of 14th c., but was demolished in 1868, with the exception of the chancel, which is now used for burial and occasional services. There is a monument with effigies of John Lews and his wife (1537). The material of the old church was used in building the new church of St. Peter, which has the old font (late Nor.), Elizabethan chalice and 18th c. paten. Reg. 1662.

Documents:

There are 2 documents concerning this church in the OPC database.

Publications:

There are no books about this church in the Sussex OPC Bibliography.

There is 1 article about this church in the OPC Sussex Archeaological Collections Index.

Notes:

Churches conservation trust. Contains some good modern glass.

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