Holy Trinity Church is the
Anglican
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parish church
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of
Rudgwick
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, a village in the
Horsham
Horsham () is a market town on the upper reaches of the River Arun on the fringe of the Weald in West Sussex, England. The town is south south-west of London, north-west of Brighton and north-east of the county town of Chichester. Nearby to ...
Districts of England, district of West Sussex, England.
The oldest part of the church is the font, which is made from Horsham or Sussex Marble and dates from the 12th century. The tower of the present church was built in the 13th century though much of the material probably came from the older church that was pulled down to make way for the current building. Parts of the south wall may have been retained from the original church and so may be as old as the tower. The majority of the rest of the church dates from the 14th century with some from the 15th. The vestry is Victorian architecture, Victorian. The church is a Grade I Listed building.
History
Holy Trinity dates from the 13th century, when about the year 1260 Alard the Fleming who owned the great manor of Pulborough and was granted the right to hold a fair at Rudgwick on “the eve, feast and morrow of the Holy Trinity” (Trinity Sunday).
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The church today
Holy Trinity Church was designated a Grade I Listed building on 22 September 1959.
The graveyard was expanded in 2023, after consecration by the Bishop of Horsham.
See also
*Bishop of Chichester
*Bishop of Horsham
*Bishop of Lewes
*Church of England
*Diocese of Chichester
*Grade I listed buildings in West Sussex
*List of places of worship in Horsham (district)
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Grade I listed churches in West Sussex
Church of England church buildings in West Sussex
Horsham District