St Margaret's Church, Angmering

St Margaret's Church, Angmering
Country England
Denomination Church of England
Previous denomination Roman Catholic Church
Churchmanship Conservative Evangelical
History
Status Active
Dedicated St Margaret of Antioch
Architecture
Functional status Parish church
Years built 13th century
Administration
Parish Angmering, Saint Margaret with Ham and Bargham
Deanery Arundel and Bogner
Archdeaconry Archdeaconry of Chichester
Diocese Diocese of Chichester
Clergy
Rector The Revd Mark Standen
Curate(s) The Revd Brendan Martin
Laity
Churchwarden(s) Neil Giles and Christine Peskett

St Margaret's Church is a Church of England parish church in Angmering, West Sussex. The church is a grade II* listed building.[1]

History

St Margaret's Church was built in the 13th century. A tower was added in 1507. The church was re-order by Samuel Sanders Teulon from 1852 to 1853.[1]

On 12 October 1954, the church was designated a grade II* listed building.[1]

Present day

St Margaret's stands in the conservative evangelical tradition of the Church of England.[2]

Notable clergy

  • The Revd Jos Nicholl MC, decorated army officer who served as rector from 1982 to 1985[3]
  • The Revd Anthony Wells, later Archdeacon of France, served as rector from 1986 to 1998[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Historic England. "The Parish Church of St Margaret (1027708)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "St Margaret's, Angmering". A Church Near You. Archbishops' Council. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "The Reverend Jos Nicholl". The Daily Telegraph. 1 September 2003. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  4. ↑ "Anthony Martin Giffard Wells". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 14 March 2017.

Coordinates: 50°49′44″N 0°29′10″W / 50.8289°N 0.4862°W / 50.8289; -0.4862

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