Church of St Peter ad Vincula, Folkington

Church of St Peter, Folkington
Church of St Peter ad Vincula
"delightfully situated under a wooded slope of the South Downs"[1]
Church of St Peter, Folkington
Location in East Sussex
Coordinates: 50°48′46″N 0°12′44″E / 50.8128°N 0.2121°E / 50.8128; 0.2121
Location Folkington, East Sussex
Country England
Denomination Church of England
History
Status Parish church
Founded C13th century
Architecture
Functional status Active
Heritage designation Grade I
Designated 30 August 1966
Architectural type Church
Administration
Parish Folkington
Deanery Lewes and Seaford
Archdeaconry Brighton and Lewes
Diocese Chichester

The Church of St Peter ad Vincula, Folkington, East Sussex is a parish church dating from the 13th century. Built of flint and rubble, it is a Grade I listed building and an active parish church.

History

The origins of the church are 13th century.[2] The interior contains some 18th century funerary monuments, which Pevsner considers "very grand"[1] for their modest setting, and a set of panelled box pews and pulpit.[1] The church was lightly restored in 1870.[1] The organ dates from 1917, and was a gift of Mary Earle Gwynne of Folkington, in memory of the men of the village who died in World War One.[3] It remains an active parish church.[4]

The graveyard contains the grave of the cookery writer Elizabeth David, marked by a slate headstone carved in 1992 by local stonemason Geoffrey Aldred.[1]

Architecture and description

The church is constructed of flint and rubble.[5] The bell turret is weatherboarded, with a "shingled spirelet".[1] The building is listed Grade I.[2]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Antram & Pevsner 2012, p. 392.
  2. 1 2 "THE PARISH CHURCH OF SAINT PETER, Long Man - 1193438". Historic England. 1966-08-30. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
  3. ↑ "St Peter ad Vincula, Folkington – Cuckmere Churches". Cuckmerechurches.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
  4. ↑ A Church Near You (2016-12-15). "St Peter, Folkington - East Sussex | Diocese of Chichester". Achurchnearyou.com. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
  5. ↑ Stuff, Good. "The Parish Church of Saint Peter, Long Man, East Sussex". www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk.

References

  • Antram, Nicholas; Pevsner, Nicholas (2012). Sussex: East. The Buildings Of England. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-18473-0.
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