St Pancras Church is the parish church of Kingston near Lewes in

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, England. The church building was built in the 13th century and is protected as a Grade II* listed building.

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The church building was built in the 13th century. It is made of stone and flint rubble. It comprises a nave, chancel, western tower, and south porch. The building was damaged by lightning in 1865, and again in 1874. It was designated Grade II* listed on 20 August 1965. Inside the church, the

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and the chest at the west end of the nave is Jacobean. There are three ancient bells in the tower, one of them made by

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. There are also a chalice and paten dating back to 1568; a chalice, paten, and flagon of silver, to 1872–1874; and a silver

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-dish, to circa 1700. The church also contains a memorial window to anti-apartheid activist and clergyman Michael Scott. The parish is part of the United Benefice of Iford,

Rodmell Rodmell is a small village and civil parish in the Lewes District of East Sussex, England. It is located three miles (4.8 km) south-west of Lewes, on the Lewes to Newhaven road and six and a half miles from the City of Brighton & Hove and ...

and

Southease Southease is a small village and civil parish in East Sussex, in South East England between the A26 road and the C7 road from Lewes to Newhaven, East Sussex, Newhaven. The village is to the west of the River Ouse, Sussex and has a church dedica ...

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Bibliography

*''A Guide to the Parish Church of Saint Pancras, Kingston near Lewes, Sussex'' (Claras, 1988).

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kingston, Saint Pancras Church Church of England church buildings in East Sussex Grade II* listed churches in East Sussex English churches dedicated to St Pancras

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