The Church of St Nicholas is an
Anglican
Anglicanism, also known as Episcopalianism in some countries, is a Western Christianity, Western Christian tradition which developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the ...
church in the village of
Iford, East Sussex, England. It is in the
Diocese of Chichester
The Diocese of Chichester is a Church of England diocese based in Chichester, covering Sussex. It was founded in 681 as the ancient Diocese of Selsey, which was based at Selsey Abbey, until the see was translated to Chichester in 1075. The cathe ...
, and in the United Benefice of Iford with Kingston, Rodmell and Southease.
["About us"]
St Nicholas, Iford. ''A church near you''. Retrieved 12 October 2021. The building is
Grade I listed
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.
Description
The church was founded in 1090.
[ The tower, with a shingled spire, is situated between the ]nave
The nave () is the central part of a church, stretching from the (normally western) main entrance or rear wall, to the transepts, or in a church without transepts, to the chancel. When a church contains side aisles, as in a basilica-type ...
and the chancel
In church architecture, the chancel is the space around the altar, including the Choir (architecture), choir and the sanctuary (sometimes called the presbytery), at the liturgical east end of a traditional Christian church building. It may termi ...
. It is thought that the tower was built above the original chancel: the nave and the original chancel date from the early 12th century; the tower, supported by two high semicircular arches, and the present chancel were built in the late 12th century.["St Nicholas"]
''Explore Churches''. Retrieved 12 October 2021.['Parishes: Iford', in ''A History of the County of Sussex: Volume 7, the Rape of Lewes'', ed. L F Salzman (London, 1940), pp. 52-57]
British History Online. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
There are three narrow windows at the east end of the chancel; their rounded heads suggest an early date. A north aisle, created in the late 12th century, was later demolished at an unknown period. Its former presence is shown by three blocked arches in the north wall of the nave.[
Restoration took place in 1868, when the concealed north arcade and east windows were discovered. There was further restoration in 1874.][
Three bells are in the tower, dating from about 1426, said to be among the oldest in Sussex.][ They invoke Saints Botulph, Katherine, and Margaret respectively.][
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See also
* Grade I listed buildings in East Sussex
There are over 9300 Grade I listed buildings in England. This page is a list of these buildings in the county of East Sussex.
Eastbourne
Hastings
Lewes
Rother
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References
External links
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Grade I listed churches in East Sussex
Church of England church buildings in East Sussex
12th-century church buildings in England