List of places of worship in Adur - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The district of Adur, one of seven local government districts in the English county of West Sussex

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, has 26 extant churches and other places of worship, and a further six former churches that are no longer in religious use. The southern part of the district forms part of the Brighton/Worthing/Littlehampton

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conurbation

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, and almost all of the churches are in the towns and villages within this continuous built-up area. The rural northern part of the district has one ancient church that is still in use, and another former chapel that served a now deserted medieval village

Deserted medieval village

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. Many Christian

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denominations are represented, but followers of other religions must travel outside the area to worship.

Seven of Adur's extant places of worship, and two former churches, have been awarded listed status. A building is defined as "listed" when it is placed on a statutory register of buildings of "special architectural or historic interest" in accordance with the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990

Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990

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. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport

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, a Government department, is responsible for this; English Heritage

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, a non-departmental public body

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, acts as an agency of the department to administer the process and advise the department on relevant issues. There are three grades of listing status. Grade I, the highest, is defined as being of "exceptional interest"; Grade II* is used for "particularly important buildings of more than special interest"; and Grade II, the lowest, is used for buildings of "special interest".

By the 11th century, the area now covered by Adur district had several small settlements, each with their own church. Although some have been restored and altered, most ancient structural work and internal features remain. These include an anchorite

Anchorite

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's cell (where a hermit was walled up for life), a rare series of wall paintings

Mural

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, an example of the Tapsel gate

Tapsel gate

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design found only in Sussex, and a "Rhenish helm" four-gabled tower cap that is unique in England.

Location

Adur, which has an area of 4180 hectares (10,329 acre), is a coastal district between the South Downs

South Downs

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and the English Channel

English Channel

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. The city of Brighton and Hove lies to the east, and Worthing

Worthing

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is to the west. The River Adur

River Adur

The Adur is a river in Sussex, England; it gives its name to the Adur district of West Sussex. The river was formerly navigable for large vessels up as far as Steyning, where there was a large port, but over time the river valley became silted up and the port moved down to the deeper waters nearer...

, from which the district takes its name, flows from north to south and cuts the area in two. In the Saxon

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and Norman

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eras, villages developed on both sides: Southwick

Southwick, West Sussex

Southwick is a small town and civil parish in the Adur District of West Sussex, England located three miles west of Brighton and a suburb of the East Sussex resort City of Brighton & Hove...

, Kingston Buci

Kingston by Sea

Kingston by Sea, also known as Kingston Buci, Kingston Bucii or simply Kingston, is a small area in the Adur district of West Sussex, England. Although it is now part of a continuous urban area, its origins lay in an ancient village and parish church between Southwick to the east, Shoreham-by-Sea...

and Shoreham

Shoreham-by-Sea

Shoreham-by-Sea is a small town, port and seaside resort in West Sussex, England. Shoreham-by-Sea railway station is located less than a mile from the town centre and London Gatwick Airport is away...

in the east; Lancing

Lancing, West Sussex

Lancing is a town and civil parish in the Adur district of West Sussex, England, on the western edge of the Adur Valley. It lies on the coastal plain between Sompting to the west, Shoreham-by-Sea to the east and the parish of Coombes to the north...

and Sompting

Sompting

Sompting is a village and civil parish in the Adur District of West Sussex, England, located between Lancing and Worthing, at the foot of the southern slope of the South Downs. Twentieth century development has linked it to Lancing. The civil parish covers an area of 10.35 square kilometres and has...

in the west. Each had its own ancient church. As the settlements grew, they merged into a continuous urban area and absorbed hamlets

Hamlet (place)

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such as Upper Cokeham, Lower Cokeham and Fishersgate. Housing spread on to the lower slopes of the Downs, but little extended north of the Old Shoreham Road (built as the main east-west route through the area in the 18th century). The A27

A27 road

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trunk road

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now forms the northern limit of the urban area.

Churches had been founded at Southwick, Kingston Buci, Old Shoreham, Sompting, the downland village of Coombes

Coombes

Coombes is a hamlet and civil parish in the Adur District of West Sussex, England. The village is in the Adur Valley northwest of Shoreham-by-Sea....

and the now abandoned village of Old Erringham at the time of the Domesday Survey

Domesday Book

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in 1086. New Shoreham's church existed by the end of the 11th century, and Lancing had one by the 12th century.

Religious affiliation

According to the 2001 United Kingdom Census

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, 59,627 people lived in Adur. Of these, 73.3% identified themselves as Christian, 0.7% were Muslim

Islam

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, 0.24% were Hindu

Hinduism

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, 0.07% were Sikh, 0.22% were Buddhist

Buddhism

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, 0.26% were Jewish

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, 0.4% followed another religion, 16.8% claimed no religious affiliation and 8% did not state their religion. The proportion of Christians was higher than the 71.7% in England as a whole, while affiliation with Islam, Hinduism, Judaism and Sikhism was much less widespread than in England overall: in 2001, 3.1% of people in England were Muslim, 1.1% were Hindu and 0.7% were Sikh. The proportion of people with no religious affiliation was also higher than the national figure of 14.6%.

Administration

Adur's 12 extant Anglican

Church of England

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churches are in the Archdeaconry

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of Chichester, one of three archdeaconries in the Diocese of Chichester

Diocese of Chichester

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, whose cathedral

Chichester Cathedral

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is at Chichester

Chichester

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. The Archdeaconry of Chichester has five deaneries

Deanery

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(groups of parishes); all 12 churches are administered by either the Hove Rural Deanery or the Worthing Rural Deanery. Kingston Buci's two churches, Southwick's two and the three in Shoreham-by-Sea are in Hove's territory; the two churches in Lancing, two in Sompting and the church at Coombes are administered from Worthing.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Arundel and Brighton, whose cathedral

Arundel Cathedral

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is at Arundel

Arundel

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, administers Adur's Roman Catholic churches. The parish of Our Lady Queen of Peace, Adur Valley, includes St Peter's Church in Shoreham-by-Sea as well as two churches outside the district. St Theresa of Lisieux Church in Southwick is in the combined parish of Southwick with Portslade, which also serves the Portslade

Portslade

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area of Brighton and Hove. The Church of the Holy Family in Lancing is part of the parish of East Worthing in the neighbouring district of Worthing

Worthing

Open places of worship

Name	Location	Denomination/ Affiliation	Notes
Coombes Church Coombes Church Coombes Church is a Church of England parish church in the rural hamlet of Coombes in the Adur District of West Sussex, England. It has served the rural parish, northwest of Shoreham-by-Sea and next to the River Adur, since the 11th century. Despite several rebuildings, some structural elements...	Coombes Coombes Coombes is a hamlet and civil parish in the Adur District of West Sussex, England. The village is in the Adur Valley northwest of Shoreham-by-Sea.... 50.8607°N 0.3097°W	Anglican Church of England The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...	The nave, entrance door and chancel arch remain from the original 11th-century building. The congregation rebuilt the church (apart from its former tower) after a partial collapse in the 18th century. Important 12th-century and later wall paintings Mural A mural is any piece of artwork painted or applied directly on a wall, ceiling or other large permanent surface. A particularly distinguishing characteristic of mural painting is that the architectural elements of the given space are harmoniously incorporated into the picture.-History:Murals of... were uncovered in 1949. The churchyard has a rare Tapsel gate Tapsel gate A Tapsel gate is a type of wooden gate, unique to the English county of Sussex, which has a central pivot upon which it can rotate through 90° in either direction before coming to a stop at two fixed points. It was named after a Sussex family of bell-founders, one of whom invented it in the late... —a design unique to Sussex.
Lighthouse Community Church	Fishersgate 50.8329°N 0.2186°W	Evangelical Evangelicalism Evangelicalism is a Protestant Christian movement which began in Great Britain in the 1730s and gained popularity in the United States during the series of Great Awakenings of the 18th and 19th century.Its key commitments are:...	Originally recorded in 1909 as a mission hall, this became an Evangelical church by the 1930s. It has undergone several name changes, but still exists as an Evangelical place of worship.
St Giles' Church	Kingston Buci Kingston by Sea Kingston by Sea, also known as Kingston Buci, Kingston Bucii or simply Kingston, is a small area in the Adur district of West Sussex, England. Although it is now part of a continuous urban area, its origins lay in an ancient village and parish church between Southwick to the east, Shoreham-by-Sea... 50.8405°N 0.2614°W	Anglican Church of England The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...	This church, built in 1906 in the Decorated Gothic style and attributed to Lacy W. Ridge, was the chapel of the workhouse Workhouse In England and Wales a workhouse, colloquially known as a spike, was a place where those unable to support themselves were offered accommodation and employment... (now Southlands Hospital Southlands Hospital Southlands Hospital is based in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, England, and serves people living in Shoreham itself as well as Worthing and other towns and villages along the south coast and in the inland areas of West Sussex. The hospital's duties include day surgery, orthopaedics, intermediate... ) until 1934. It then became part of the parish of St Julian's Church and opened for public worship.
St Julian's Church St Julian's Church, Kingston Buci St Julian's Church is an Anglican church in Kingston Buci in the district of Adur, one of seven local government districts in the English county of West Sussex...	Kingston Buci Kingston by Sea Kingston by Sea, also known as Kingston Buci, Kingston Bucii or simply Kingston, is a small area in the Adur district of West Sussex, England. Although it is now part of a continuous urban area, its origins lay in an ancient village and parish church between Southwick to the east, Shoreham-by-Sea... 50.8333°N 0.2466°W	Anglican Church of England The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...	The dedication is 12th-century, but the church existed at the time of the Domesday survey Domesday Book Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086... and some 11th-century parts survive. There are remains of an anchorite Anchorite Anchorite denotes someone who, for religious reasons, withdraws from secular society so as to be able to lead an intensely prayer-oriented, ascetic, and—circumstances permitting—Eucharist-focused life... cell, where a hermit lived in medieval times, in the chancel Chancel In church architecture, the chancel is the space around the altar in the sanctuary at the liturgical east end of a traditional Christian church building... wall.
St James the Less Church St James the Less Church, Lancing St James the Less Church is the Anglican parish church of North Lancing, an ancient village which has been absorbed into the modern town of Lancing in the district of Adur, one of seven local government districts in the English county of West Sussex. It was founded in the 12th century in the most...	Lancing Lancing, West Sussex Lancing is a town and civil parish in the Adur district of West Sussex, England, on the western edge of the Adur Valley. It lies on the coastal plain between Sompting to the west, Shoreham-by-Sea to the east and the parish of Coombes to the north... 50.8379°N 0.3226°W	Anglican Church of England The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...	A Norman-era Norman architecture About\|Romanesque architecture, primarily English\|other buildings in Normandy\|Architecture of Normandy.File:Durham Cathedral. Nave by James Valentine c.1890.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|The nave of Durham Cathedral demonstrates the characteristic round arched style, though use of shallow pointed arches above the... doorway is preserved in the south porch at this mostly 13th-century flint-built church. The font Baptismal font A baptismal font is an article of church furniture or a fixture used for the baptism of children and adults.-Aspersion and affusion fonts:... survives from the 12th century. The tower was given a new pyramidal cap in the 17th century.
St Michael and All Angels Church	Lancing Lancing, West Sussex Lancing is a town and civil parish in the Adur district of West Sussex, England, on the western edge of the Adur Valley. It lies on the coastal plain between Sompting to the west, Shoreham-by-Sea to the east and the parish of Coombes to the north... 50.8242°N 0.3233°W	Anglican Church of England The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...	A chapel of ease Chapel of ease A chapel of ease is a church building other than the parish church, built within the bounds of a parish for the attendance of those who cannot reach the parish church conveniently.... was provided for South Lancing in 1879. It was succeeded by a temporary iron church in 1893, but in 1924 Arthur Young designed a permanent building in the 14th-century Gothic style Gothic Revival architecture The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England... . A 1950s extension in brick contrasts with the original flint and stone.
Lancing Tabernacle	Lancing Lancing, West Sussex Lancing is a town and civil parish in the Adur district of West Sussex, England, on the western edge of the Adur Valley. It lies on the coastal plain between Sompting to the west, Shoreham-by-Sea to the east and the parish of Coombes to the north... 50.8302°N 0.3220°W	Evangelical Evangelicalism Evangelicalism is a Protestant Christian movement which began in Great Britain in the 1730s and gained popularity in the United States during the series of Great Awakenings of the 18th and 19th century.Its key commitments are:...	The first church of this name was a railway mission Railway Mission The Railway Mission is a British mission devoted to the rail industry. It was founded in 1881 based in mission halls, and now operates a chaplaincy service. In the early days of the Railway Mission there were a number of mission halls at railway stations throughout the country, including one at... hall. The wooden building of 1927 was dismantled and re-erected at Fittleworth Fittleworth Fittleworth is a village and civil parish in the District of Chichester in West Sussex, England located seven kilometres west from Pulborough on the A283 road and three miles south east from Petworth. The village has an Anglican church, a primary school and one pub, the Swan... when a new Tabernacle, of red brick, opened nearby in 1937.
Kingdom Hall	Lancing Lancing, West Sussex Lancing is a town and civil parish in the Adur district of West Sussex, England, on the western edge of the Adur Valley. It lies on the coastal plain between Sompting to the west, Shoreham-by-Sea to the east and the parish of Coombes to the north... 50.8303°N 0.3265°W	Jehovah's Witnesses Jehovah's Witnesses Jehovah's Witnesses is a millenarian restorationist Christian denomination with nontrinitarian beliefs distinct from mainstream Christianity. The religion reports worldwide membership of over 7 million adherents involved in evangelism, convention attendance of over 12 million, and annual...	This Kingdom Hall Kingdom Hall A Kingdom Hall is a place of worship used by Jehovah's Witnesses. The term was first suggested in 1935 by Joseph Franklin Rutherford, then president of the Watch Tower Society, for a building in Hawaii... was built in 1960 to serve the local Jehovah's Witnesses community. In 2009, planning permission Planning permission Planning permission or planning consent is the permission required in the United Kingdom in order to be allowed to build on land, or change the use of land or buildings. Within the UK the occupier of any land or building will need title to that land or building , but will also need "planning... was granted for the site to be redeveloped with housing.
Lancing Methodist Church	Lancing Lancing, West Sussex Lancing is a town and civil parish in the Adur district of West Sussex, England, on the western edge of the Adur Valley. It lies on the coastal plain between Sompting to the west, Shoreham-by-Sea to the east and the parish of Coombes to the north... 50.8251°N 0.3228°W	Methodist Methodism Methodism is a movement of Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations, claiming a total of approximately seventy million adherents worldwide. The movement traces its roots to John Wesley's evangelistic revival movement within Anglicanism. His younger brother...	A Methodist church existed in South Lancing by 1833 and possibly as early as 1815. Its popularity grew, and in 1904 a larger Early English-style church was built on the site. The 250-capacity building has a tower and spire; a complementary porch was built in 1979.
Plymouth Brethren Hall	Lancing Lancing, West Sussex Lancing is a town and civil parish in the Adur district of West Sussex, England, on the western edge of the Adur Valley. It lies on the coastal plain between Sompting to the west, Shoreham-by-Sea to the east and the parish of Coombes to the north... 50.8314°N 0.3261°W	Plymouth Brethren Plymouth Brethren The Plymouth Brethren is a conservative, Evangelical Christian movement, whose history can be traced to Dublin, Ireland, in the late 1820s. Although the group is notable for not taking any official "church name" to itself, and not having an official clergy or liturgy, the title "The Brethren," is...	A Brethren community was established in Lancing in the 1930s. Its first place of worship was in First Avenue, but it later moved to a new building in Wembley Gardens.
Church of the Holy Family	Lancing Lancing, West Sussex Lancing is a town and civil parish in the Adur district of West Sussex, England, on the western edge of the Adur Valley. It lies on the coastal plain between Sompting to the west, Shoreham-by-Sea to the east and the parish of Coombes to the north... 50.8314°N 0.3217°W	Roman Catholic	A former farmhouse was used for Masses from 1954. It was later extended, and served Roman Catholics in Lancing and Sompting until a church was built next to it. This new building was consecrated in 1972.
St Peter the Apostle's Church	Lower Cokeham, Sompting Sompting Sompting is a village and civil parish in the Adur District of West Sussex, England, located between Lancing and Worthing, at the foot of the southern slope of the South Downs. Twentieth century development has linked it to Lancing. The civil parish covers an area of 10.35 square kilometres and has... 50.8269°N 0.3389°W	Anglican Church of England The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...	This modern brick building is within the parish of St Mary the Blessed Virgin Church of St Mary the Blessed Virgin, Sompting The Church of St Mary the Blessed Virgin, also known as St Mary the Virgin Church and St Mary's Church, is the Church of England parish church of Sompting in the Adur district of West Sussex. It stands on a rural lane north of the urban area that now surrounds the village, and retains much 11th-... . Consecrated as a church in 1966, it functions as a church hall as well as a place of worship.
Church of the Good Shepherd	Shoreham Beach 50.8263°N 0.2865°W	Anglican Church of England The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...	Architect Charles Latham designed this church to serve the Shoreham Beach area, where permanent houses were built to replace the wooden buildings of Bungalow Town—destroyed in a storm in 1913. His Early English-style roughcast-clad building opened in 1913 and was extended in 1971.
Providence Strict Baptist Chapel	Shoreham-by-Sea Shoreham-by-Sea Shoreham-by-Sea is a small town, port and seaside resort in West Sussex, England. Shoreham-by-Sea railway station is located less than a mile from the town centre and London Gatwick Airport is away... 50.8325°N 0.2764°W	Baptist Baptist Baptists comprise a group of Christian denominations and churches that subscribe to a doctrine that baptism should be performed only for professing believers , and that it must be done by immersion...	This small stucco Stucco Stucco or render is a material made of an aggregate, a binder, and water. Stucco is applied wet and hardens to a very dense solid. It is used as decorative coating for walls and ceilings and as a sculptural and artistic material in architecture... ed building, in a simple Classical style with deeply recessed windows, was opened in 1867 to replace a nearby meeting room. The chapel is aligned with the Gospel Standard Gospel Standard The Gospel Standard is a Strict Baptist magazine first published in 1835 by John Gadsby. The current editor is Benjamin Ashworth Ramsbottom.... movement.
St Mary de Haura Church St Mary de Haura Church, Shoreham-by-Sea St Mary de Haura Church is an Anglican church in the ancient "New Shoreham" area of Shoreham-by-Sea in the district of Adur, one of seven local government districts in the English county of West Sussex...	Shoreham-by-Sea Shoreham-by-Sea Shoreham-by-Sea is a small town, port and seaside resort in West Sussex, England. Shoreham-by-Sea railway station is located less than a mile from the town centre and London Gatwick Airport is away... 50.8329°N 0.2742°W	Anglican Church of England The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...	This church, built to serve the Port of Shoreham, was built on a massive scale in the 11th century—possibly as a collegiate church Collegiate church In Christianity, a collegiate church is a church where the daily office of worship is maintained by a college of canons; a non-monastic, or "secular" community of clergy, organised as a self-governing corporate body, which may be presided over by a dean or provost... ; its east end has survived and forms the present building. The old chancel became the nave when the church was rebuilt in the 18th century from a ruined state.
St Nicolas' Church St Nicolas' Church, Shoreham-by-Sea St Nicolas' Church is an Anglican church in Old Shoreham, an ancient inland settlement that is now part of the town of Shoreham-by-Sea in the district of Adur, one of seven local government districts in the English county of West Sussex. It was founded on a riverside site by Anglo-Saxons at the...	Shoreham-by-Sea Shoreham-by-Sea Shoreham-by-Sea is a small town, port and seaside resort in West Sussex, England. Shoreham-by-Sea railway station is located less than a mile from the town centre and London Gatwick Airport is away... 50.8408°N 0.2856°W	Anglican Church of England The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...	Old Shoreham's church predates the Norman conquest Norman conquest of England The Norman conquest of England began on 28 September 1066 with the invasion of England by William, Duke of Normandy. William became known as William the Conqueror after his victory at the Battle of Hastings on 14 October 1066, defeating King Harold II of England... and received its dedication by the 11th century. Much of the present structure was built in about 1140, although it was restored in 1839–1840. The crossing Crossing (architecture) A crossing, in ecclesiastical architecture, is the junction of the four arms of a cruciform church.In a typically oriented church , the crossing gives access to the nave on the west, the transept arms on the north and south, and the choir on the east.The crossing is sometimes surmounted by a tower... has a set of carved faces.
Shoreham Baptist Church	Shoreham-by-Sea Shoreham-by-Sea Shoreham-by-Sea is a small town, port and seaside resort in West Sussex, England. Shoreham-by-Sea railway station is located less than a mile from the town centre and London Gatwick Airport is away... 50.8344°N 0.2742°W	Baptist Baptist Baptists comprise a group of Christian denominations and churches that subscribe to a doctrine that baptism should be performed only for professing believers , and that it must be done by immersion...	Built in 1880 and since extended to the west, this chapel replaced a smaller predecessor dating from 1870. The Italianate design had stucco Stucco Stucco or render is a material made of an aggregate, a binder, and water. Stucco is applied wet and hardens to a very dense solid. It is used as decorative coating for walls and ceilings and as a sculptural and artistic material in architecture... ed walls, but these have been painted over.
Shoreham Free Church	Shoreham-by-Sea Shoreham-by-Sea Shoreham-by-Sea is a small town, port and seaside resort in West Sussex, England. Shoreham-by-Sea railway station is located less than a mile from the town centre and London Gatwick Airport is away... 50.8352°N 0.2716°W	Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion The Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion is a small society of evangelical churches, founded in 1783 by Selina, Countess of Huntingdon as a result of the Evangelical Revival. For years it was strongly associated with the Calvinist Methodist movement of George Whitefield...	Behind the 1958 red-brick façade, the original structure of 1906—built of brick and terracotta Terra cotta Terracotta, Terra cotta or Terra-cotta is a clay-based unglazed ceramic, although the term can also be applied to glazed ceramics where the fired body is porous and red in color... —remains. The Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion established its first church in Shoreham in 1800. The present church is part of the Evangelical Alliance Evangelical Alliance The Evangelical Alliance is a London-based charitable organization founded in 1846. It has a claimed representation of over 1,000,000 evangelical Christians in the United Kingdom and is the oldest alliance of evangelical Christians in the world.... .
Shoreham Methodist Church	Shoreham-by-Sea Shoreham-by-Sea Shoreham-by-Sea is a small town, port and seaside resort in West Sussex, England. Shoreham-by-Sea railway station is located less than a mile from the town centre and London Gatwick Airport is away... 50.8331°N 0.2748°W	Methodist Methodism Methodism is a movement of Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations, claiming a total of approximately seventy million adherents worldwide. The movement traces its roots to John Wesley's evangelistic revival movement within Anglicanism. His younger brother...	This was built as a Wesleyan Wesleyanism Wesleyanism or Wesleyan theology refers, respectively, to either the eponymous movement of Protestant Christians who have historically sought to follow the methods or theology of the eighteenth-century evangelical reformers, John Wesley and his brother Charles Wesley, or to the likewise eponymous... Methodist chapel in 1900. The first such church in Shoreham had opened a century earlier, and another existed from 1829. Josiah Gunton designed a Perpendicular Gothic red-brick and flint Flint Flint is a hard, sedimentary cryptocrystalline form of the mineral quartz, categorized as a variety of chert. It occurs chiefly as nodules and masses in sedimentary rocks, such as chalks and limestones. Inside the nodule, flint is usually dark grey, black, green, white, or brown in colour, and... building for the congregation. A glass porch was added in 1995.
St Peter's Church	Shoreham-by-Sea Shoreham-by-Sea Shoreham-by-Sea is a small town, port and seaside resort in West Sussex, England. Shoreham-by-Sea railway station is located less than a mile from the town centre and London Gatwick Airport is away... 50.8341°N 0.2770°W	Roman Catholic	After the town's original Roman Catholic church, also dedicated to Saint Peter Saint Peter Saint Peter or Simon Peter was an early Christian leader, who is featured prominently in the New Testament Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles. The son of John or of Jonah and from the village of Bethsaida in the province of Galilee, his brother Andrew was also an apostle... , closed in 1982, this new building opened nearby on the site of a Catholic school. Construction started in 1983.
Church of St Mary the Blessed Virgin Church of St Mary the Blessed Virgin, Sompting The Church of St Mary the Blessed Virgin, also known as St Mary the Virgin Church and St Mary's Church, is the Church of England parish church of Sompting in the Adur district of West Sussex. It stands on a rural lane north of the urban area that now surrounds the village, and retains much 11th-...	Sompting Sompting Sompting is a village and civil parish in the Adur District of West Sussex, England, located between Lancing and Worthing, at the foot of the southern slope of the South Downs. Twentieth century development has linked it to Lancing. The civil parish covers an area of 10.35 square kilometres and has... 50.8386°N 0.3518°W	Anglican Church of England The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...	Renowned for its German-style "Rhenish helm" spire (unique in England) and its Saxon Anglo-Saxon architecture Anglo-Saxon architecture was a period in the history of architecture in England, and parts of Wales, from the mid-5th century until the Norman Conquest of 1066. Anglo-Saxon secular buildings in Britain were generally simple, constructed mainly using timber with thatch for roofing... tower, Sompting's parish church Parish church A parish church , in Christianity, is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish, the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches.... retains many 11th- and 12th-century structural elements, including additions made by the Knights Templar Knights Templar The Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon , commonly known as the Knights Templar, the Order of the Temple or simply as Templars, were among the most famous of the Western Christian military orders... and Knights Hospitaller Knights Hospitaller The Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta , also known as the Sovereign Military Order of Malta , Order of Malta or Knights of Malta, is a Roman Catholic lay religious order, traditionally of military, chivalrous, noble nature. It is the world's... when they held the patronage Advowson Advowson is the right in English law of a patron to present or appoint a nominee to a vacant ecclesiastical benefice or church living, a process known as presentation. In effect this means the right to nominate a person to hold a church office in a parish... .
St Michael and All Angels Church St Michael and All Angels Church, Southwick St Michael and All Angels Church is an Anglican church in the town of Southwick in the district of Adur, one of seven local government districts in the English county of West Sussex...	Southwick Southwick, West Sussex Southwick is a small town and civil parish in the Adur District of West Sussex, England located three miles west of Brighton and a suburb of the East Sussex resort City of Brighton & Hove... 50.8349°N 0.2413°W	Anglican Church of England The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...	Southwick's flint-built parish church was controlled from Kingston Buci in its early years. Most structural work is from the 12th and 13th centuries, but traces of Norman Norman architecture About\|Romanesque architecture, primarily English\|other buildings in Normandy\|Architecture of Normandy.File:Durham Cathedral. Nave by James Valentine c.1890.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|The nave of Durham Cathedral demonstrates the characteristic round arched style, though use of shallow pointed arches above the... walls remain and the nave dates from the 14th century. The tower was damaged by Second World War bombing but was repaired.
Southwick Christian Community Church	Southwick Southwick, West Sussex Southwick is a small town and civil parish in the Adur District of West Sussex, England located three miles west of Brighton and a suburb of the East Sussex resort City of Brighton & Hove... 50.8374°N 0.2370°W	Baptist Baptist Baptists comprise a group of Christian denominations and churches that subscribe to a doctrine that baptism should be performed only for professing believers , and that it must be done by immersion...	Modern additions have hidden the building's origins as a Congregational church, built in 1903 or 1904. This was a stucco Stucco Stucco or render is a material made of an aggregate, a binder, and water. Stucco is applied wet and hardens to a very dense solid. It is used as decorative coating for walls and ceilings and as a sculptural and artistic material in architecture... ed building with small round-arched windows. A large extension opened to the east in 2003.
Southwick Methodist Church	Southwick Southwick, West Sussex Southwick is a small town and civil parish in the Adur District of West Sussex, England located three miles west of Brighton and a suburb of the East Sussex resort City of Brighton & Hove... 50.8370°N 0.2341°W	Methodist Methodism Methodism is a movement of Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations, claiming a total of approximately seventy million adherents worldwide. The movement traces its roots to John Wesley's evangelistic revival movement within Anglicanism. His younger brother...	Southwick's first Methodist church—now demolished—was active from 1876 to 1955, when its successor opened. In 1965 a larger building opened on adjacent land; it is linked to the original brick hall by a modern porch structure.
St Theresa of Lisieux Church	Southwick Southwick, West Sussex Southwick is a small town and civil parish in the Adur District of West Sussex, England located three miles west of Brighton and a suburb of the East Sussex resort City of Brighton & Hove... 50.8411°N 0.2375°W	Roman Catholic	Southwick's Roman Catholic community had to travel elsewhere to worship until 1950, when Mass began to be celebrated in a private house. A Romanesque-style Romanesque Revival architecture Romanesque Revival is a style of building employed beginning in the mid 19th century inspired by the 11th and 12th century Romanesque architecture... church was built on a site next to the Old Shoreham Road in 1955.
Sompting United Reformed Church	Upper Cokeham, Sompting Sompting Sompting is a village and civil parish in the Adur District of West Sussex, England, located between Lancing and Worthing, at the foot of the southern slope of the South Downs. Twentieth century development has linked it to Lancing. The civil parish covers an area of 10.35 square kilometres and has... 50.8332°N 0.3362°W	United Reformed Church United Reformed Church The United Reformed Church is a Christian church in the United Kingdom. It has approximately 68,000 members in 1,500 congregations with some 700 ministers.-Origins and history:...	The Congregational community established a church in Sompting in 1936 in a brick building. Since the Congregational Church became part of the United Reformed Church in the 1970s, the church has served that denomination.

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St Peter and St Mary's Church	Fishersgate 50.8326°N 0.2242°W	Anglican Church of England The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...	A mission hall opened in 1881 to serve new housing in this area southeast of Southwick. It was replaced in 1938 by a Romanesque Romanesque Revival architecture Romanesque Revival is a style of building employed beginning in the mid 19th century inspired by the 11th and 12th century Romanesque architecture... church of dark brickwork and tiles, with a squat tower and spire. It became part of the Parish of Southwick in 2004, was declared redundant in 2008 and is now the Stepping Stones Children and Family Centre.
Erringham Chapel Erringham chapel Erringham chapel is a former place of worship in the deserted medieval village of Old Erringham, north of Shoreham-by-Sea in the district of Adur, one of seven local government districts in the English county of West Sussex...	Old Erringham 50.8569°N 0.2882°W	Pre-Reformation English Reformation The English Reformation was the series of events in 16th-century England by which the Church of England broke away from the authority of the Pope and the Roman Catholic Church.... The church fell out of use before the Reformation English Reformation The English Reformation was the series of events in 16th-century England by which the Church of England broke away from the authority of the Pope and the Roman Catholic Church.... , when the Church of England Church of England The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St... was established.	A chapel of ease Chapel of ease A chapel of ease is a church building other than the parish church, built within the bounds of a parish for the attendance of those who cannot reach the parish church conveniently.... to St Nicolas' Church at Old Shoreham was built in the now depopulated village Deserted medieval village In the United Kingdom, a deserted medieval village is a former settlement which was abandoned during the Middle Ages, typically leaving no trace apart from earthworks or cropmarks. If there are fewer than three inhabited houses the convention is to regard the site as deserted; if there are more... of Old Erringham in the 11th century. It was out of use by the time of the Reformation English Reformation The English Reformation was the series of events in 16th-century England by which the Church of England broke away from the authority of the Pope and the Roman Catholic Church.... , and the remains of its chancel have been turned into a barn. This now stands on private land and is only visible from a distance.
St Peter's Church	Shoreham-by-Sea Shoreham-by-Sea Shoreham-by-Sea is a small town, port and seaside resort in West Sussex, England. Shoreham-by-Sea railway station is located less than a mile from the town centre and London Gatwick Airport is away... 50.8327°N 0.2769°W	Roman Catholic	Shoreham's first permanent Roman Catholic church was completed in 1875. Charles Alban Buckler's 13th-century Decorated Gothic style design was executed in flint and stone, and featured a bell-turret. Augusta, Duchess of Norfolk Augusta Fitzalan-Howard, Duchess of Norfolk Hon. Augusta Mary Minna Catherine Lyons* Born Torquay, Devon, 1 August 1821* Died Norfolk House, St James's Square, London, 22 March 1886Augusta, or Minna as she was more commonly known, was the younger daughter of Edmund Lyons by his wife Augusta Louisa .In 1838/9 Minna was residing with her... funded it. It was replaced by a new church in 1982, and became a nursing home and then flats Apartment An apartment or flat is a self-contained housing unit that occupies only part of a building... .
West Street Primitive Methodist Chapel	Shoreham-by-Sea Shoreham-by-Sea Shoreham-by-Sea is a small town, port and seaside resort in West Sussex, England. Shoreham-by-Sea railway station is located less than a mile from the town centre and London Gatwick Airport is away... 50.8330°N 0.2776°W	Methodist Methodism Methodism is a movement of Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations, claiming a total of approximately seventy million adherents worldwide. The movement traces its roots to John Wesley's evangelistic revival movement within Anglicanism. His younger brother...	This Classical-style Classical architecture Classical architecture is a mode of architecture employing vocabulary derived in part from the Greek and Roman architecture of classical antiquity, enriched by classicizing architectural practice in Europe since the Renaissance... chapel was opened in 1862 for the Primitive Methodist Primitive Methodism Primitive Methodism was a major movement in English Methodism from about 1810 until the Methodist Union in 1932. The Primitive Methodist Church still exists in the United States.-Origins:... community. When a new chapel opened in 1879, it became a Salvation Army Salvation Army The Salvation Army is a Protestant Christian church known for its thrift stores and charity work. It is an international movement that currently works in over a hundred countries.... hall. Since the 1930s it has been home to the Shoreham Snooker Club. The round-arched recessed side windows can still be seen.
All Souls Centre	Southwick Southwick, West Sussex Southwick is a small town and civil parish in the Adur District of West Sussex, England located three miles west of Brighton and a suburb of the East Sussex resort City of Brighton & Hove... 50.8434°N 0.2318°W	Anglican Church of England The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...	This combined church and nursery school was built in 1955 on the site of a mission hall linked to the Church Army Church Army Church Army is an evangelistic Church of England organisation operating in many parts of the Anglican Communion.-History:Church Army was founded in England in 1882 by the Revd Wilson Carlile , who banded together in an orderly army of soldiers, officers, and a few working men and women, whom he and... movement. It was sold, with permission to redevelop the site for housing, in 2008.
Southwick Undenominational Mission Hall	Southwick Southwick, West Sussex Southwick is a small town and civil parish in the Adur District of West Sussex, England located three miles west of Brighton and a suburb of the East Sussex resort City of Brighton & Hove... 50.8376°N 0.2396°W	Non-denominational Non-denominational Christianity In Christianity, nondenominational institutions or churches are those not formally aligned with an established denomination, or that remain otherwise officially autonomous. This, however, does not preclude an identifiable standard among such congregations...	This mission hall on Cross Road in Southwick was registered for religious worship in 1932. In 1978, planning permission Planning permission Planning permission or planning consent is the permission required in the United Kingdom in order to be allowed to build on land, or change the use of land or buildings. Within the UK the occupier of any land or building will need title to that land or building , but will also need "planning... was granted to convert it into a house.

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