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Lullington Church, also known as the Church of the Good Shepherd, on the South Downs
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at Lullington in East Sussex
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is one of several churches claimed to be the smallest church in England
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. It was built from the remains of the chancel of an earlier church that was destroyed by fire, generally believed to have occurred at the time of Oliver Cromwell
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. It measures a mere 16 feet (5 metres) square and seats 20 people.
The original church is believed to date from the late 12th or early 13th century and was built as a chapel in the parish of Alfriston
Alfriston is a village and civil parish in the East Sussex district of Wealden, England. The village lies in the valley of the River Cuckmere, about four miles (6 km) north-east of Seaford and south of the main A27 trunk road and part ...
, owned by Battle Abbey
Battle Abbey is a partially ruined Benedictine abbey in Battle, East Sussex, England. The abbey was built on the site of the Battle of Hastings and dedicated to St Martin of Tours. It is a Scheduled Monument.
The Grade I listed site is now op ...
, and later became a separate parish. In 1927 the parishes of Alfriston and Lullington were merged. The original dedication of the church is unknown, and in 2000 the Bishop of Chichester
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dedicated the church to the Good Shepherd.
The church was the inspiration for Sea Power
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's song "The Smallest Church in Sussex", which featured as a b-side to "Remember Me Remember Me may refer to:
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" in 2003. The organ featured on that song comes from the harmonium inside the actual church./ref>
See also
*List of current places of worship in Wealden
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Church of England church buildings in East Sussex