St Giles' Church | |
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The church seen from the north east | |
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50°57′22″N 0°16′21″W / 50.95615°N 0.27257°W | |
Location | Brighton Road, Shermanbury, West Sussex, RH13 8HF |
Country | United Kingdom |
Denomination | Church of England |
Website | henfield |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Dedication | Saint Giles |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Heritage designation | Grade II* |
Designated | 15 March 1955 |
Years built | 13th century |
Administration | |
Province | Canterbury |
Diocese | Chichester |
Archdeaconry | Horsham |
Deanery | Rural Deanery of Hurst |
Parish | Shermanbury |
Clergy | |
Vicar(s) | Currently vacant |
Assistant priest(s) | Christina Bennett |
Asst Curate(s) | Heather Wilkin |
St Giles' Church is a Church of England parish church in the small village of Shermanbury, West Sussex. Placed on the same site as a church recorded in Domesday Book, the present church was largely built in the 13th century but was heavily restored and partially rebuilt in the 18th and 19th centuries. English Heritage has listed it at Grade II* for its architectural and historical importance. The church historian John E. Vigar described it as "one of our Sussex gems" which he had "no hesitation in recommending...to all".[1] Services for the parish continue and also cover the parishes of St Peter's, Henfield and St. Peter's, Woodmancote, which form its united benefice.