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Bilsham Chapel
Bilsham Chapel is a deconsecrated former chapel in the hamlet of Bilsham in West Sussex, England. Founded in the 13th century as a chapel of ease to the parish church of Yapton, the nearest village, the small flint building fell out of religious use around the time of the English Reformation, Reformation. It has subsequently been used for storage and as labourers' cottages, and since 1972 it has been a single residential property. English Heritage has Listed building, listed it at Grade II for its architectural and historical importance. History Bilsham, a hamlet within the parish of Yapton on the West Sussex coastal plain, is southwest of the village centre and its parish church. Evidence of Anglo-Saxons, Anglo-Saxon settlement has been found around the single-street settlement, which has grown northwards towards Yapton in the 20th century. The Manorialism, manor of Bilsham, one of several in Yapton parish, was mentioned in the Domesday Book, Domesday survey of 1086. No pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yapton
Yapton is a village and civil parish in the Arun District of West Sussex, England. It is centred three miles (4.8 km) north east of Bognor Regis at the intersection of the B2132 and B2233 roads. The parish of Yapton lies on the coastal plain south west of Arundel, between the South Downs and the sea. St Mary the Virgin parish church, 13th century or earlier in origin, is in the centre of the village. It houses a twelfth-century font. Nearby, Yapton Free Church was built in 1861 as a Congregational chapel but is now Evangelical in character. Yapton C of E Primary School was founded in 1864. Other settlements in the parish include Bilsham and Flansham. The settlement of Bilsham was listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as having 14 households. Bilsham Chapel is a deconsecrated former chapel of ease to St Mary the Virgin Church; it dates from the 13th–14th century but fell out of use in the mid-16th century. The building is now a house. History The disused Portsmouth and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
