Church of St Peter ad Vincula, Folkington facts for kids

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Church of St Peter ad Vincula
"delightfully situated under a wooded slope of the South Downs"
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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. The interior contains some 18th century funerary monuments, which Pevsner considers "very grand" for their modest setting, and a set of panelled box pews and pulpit. The church was lightly restored in 1870. 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 I. It remains an active parish church.

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

Just inside the door, on the left-hand side wall is a small stone relief sculpture, commissioned by the family of Ronald Stacy Marks, by John Skelton (sculptor).

Architecture and description

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