St Mary Magdalene's Church, Bolney

St Mary Magdalene's Church
The church from the east-southeast
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50°59′23″N 0°12′13″W / 50.9898°N 0.2035°W / 50.9898; -0.2035
LocationThe Street, Bolney, West Sussex
CountryUnited Kingdom
DenominationChurch of England
Websitestmarymagdalenebolney.org.uk
History
StatusParish church
Founded11th century
DedicationMary Magdalene
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade I
Designated28 October 1957
StyleNorman
Administration
ProvinceCanterbury
DioceseChichester
ArchdeaconryHorsham
DeaneryRural Deanery of Cuckfield
ParishBolney
Clergy
Priest(s)
Fr. Martin Mills (Curate)
Laity
Churchwarden(s)Tim Hutchings
Susan Ayres

St Mary Magdalene's Church is an Anglican church in the village of Bolney in Mid Sussex, one of seven local government districts in the English county of West Sussex. The parish church, which is dedicated to Jesus' companion Mary Magdalene, serves a large rural parish centred on a village straddling the ancient London–Brighton road and apparently dates from about 1100, and an older origin has been suggested. Many structural additions have been made over the centuries—including a tower built solely using the labour of villagers—and at the entrance to the churchyard is a "magnificent"[1] 20th-century lychgate made of local materials including Sussex Marble. The church is protected as a Grade I Listed building.

  1. ^ Pé 2006, p. 66.

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