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The large parish of Worth comprises of several villages, from south to north: Turners Hill, Crawley Down and Copthorne and from Three Bridges and Pound Hill in the west over to the edges of East Grintead in the east. Worth church dates from Saxon times although it does not appear in the Domesday book. | The large parish of Worth comprises of several villages, from south to north: Turners Hill, Crawley Down and Copthorne and from Three Bridges and Pound Hill in the west over to the edges of East Grintead in the east. Worth church dates from Saxon times although it does not appear in the Domesday book. | ||
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| + | The church was consecrated in 1895 and from that date Turner's Hill became a parish in its own right. Baptisms had taken place in the Old School Room performed by Rev Cecil Blaker curate of Worth from 1886-1895, marriages and burials for Turners Hill took place at St Nicholas, Worth prior to 1895. The tower was finished in 1924 and is the memorial to the fallen of the Great War and was funded partly by donations and by Lord Cowdray who lived nearby. The local Catholic community use the church, in the early 1970s the Rev Richard Harvey with the approval of the Bishop invited the local Catholics who at that time had no church of their own to use the church for Sunday Mass. Monks from nearby Worth Abbey have served as parish priests for the village of Turners Hill, although there is now a fine modern church at the Abbey. St Leonard's graveyard is well maintained. The church has a car park and the decision has been made to keep the church unlocked for visitors. | ||
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Revision as of 21:12, 20 September 2008
Wiggonholt cum Greatham
The isolated tiny church at Wiggonholt has no saint's dedication or electricity. It is unlocked daily at the time of writing (2008).
Worth
The large parish of Worth comprises of several villages, from south to north: Turners Hill, Crawley Down and Copthorne and from Three Bridges and Pound Hill in the west over to the edges of East Grintead in the east. Worth church dates from Saxon times although it does not appear in the Domesday book.
The church was consecrated in 1895 and from that date Turner's Hill became a parish in its own right. Baptisms had taken place in the Old School Room performed by Rev Cecil Blaker curate of Worth from 1886-1895, marriages and burials for Turners Hill took place at St Nicholas, Worth prior to 1895. The tower was finished in 1924 and is the memorial to the fallen of the Great War and was funded partly by donations and by Lord Cowdray who lived nearby. The local Catholic community use the church, in the early 1970s the Rev Richard Harvey with the approval of the Bishop invited the local Catholics who at that time had no church of their own to use the church for Sunday Mass. Monks from nearby Worth Abbey have served as parish priests for the village of Turners Hill, although there is now a fine modern church at the Abbey. St Leonard's graveyard is well maintained. The church has a car park and the decision has been made to keep the church unlocked for visitors.
