St Mary, (Slaugham)

Denomination:

Anglican.

Internet:

A Church Near You (Church of England site for this church).

Address:

Staplefield Road, Slaugham, West Sussex.

Grid reference: 525720, 128130, 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: 1654.

Baptisms:

There are no baptisms in the OPC database.

No baptism IGI batches known.

Burials:

There are 2 burials in the OPC database.

No burial IGI batches known.

Marriages:

There are 5 marriages in the OPC database.

No marriage IGI batches known.

Monumental inscriptions:

There are 3 monumental inscriptions in the OPC database.

Images:

POWPics (The New Roughwood Church Album) contains 20 photographs of this church. This album will also display any postcards or other images of the church which are in the Sussex OPC database.

There are 5 images of this church in the OPC database.

Building information:

Style: Decorated (traces of Norman & E.E.).

Current use: Worship.

Harrison's description (1911):

ST. MARY. This church has been restored and has traces of early Nor. and E.E. work; otherwise it is Dec. In N. wall is a blocked-up Nor. doorway; font, late Nor., with rude carving of a fish, etc. There are some mural paintings on N. wall, representing the scourging of Our Lord, the Last Supper; and a Soul Borne to Heaven. At the end of S. aisle is the Covert Chapel, in which are some monuments and brasses - John Covert, 1503; Rd. Covert, 1547 (very fine); Jane Covert, 1586. Note: piscina in E. pillar; fine carved pulpit (?Italian). Nelson's sister is buried in the churchyard, in the vault of the Matchams. There is a fine old yew tree here. Reg. 1654.

Documents:

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Publications:

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

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