Herstmonceux Free Church is a congregational chapel located in
Herstmonceux
Herstmonceux ( , ; ) is a village and civil parish in the Wealden District of East Sussex, England, which includes Herstmonceux Castle.
The Herstmonceux Medieval Festival is held annually in August.
History
The name comes from Anglo-Saxon ...
,
East Sussex
East Sussex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South East England on the English Channel coast. It is bordered by Kent to the north and east, West Sussex to the west, and Surrey to the north-west. The largest settlement in East ...
. It was initially constructed at its site on Chapel Row in 1811. The church is a member of the
Congregational Federation
The Congregational Federation is a small Christian denomination in Great Britain comprising 235 congregations, down from 294 in April 2014. The Federation brings together Congregational churches, and provides support and guidance to member church ...
and has an active membership of around 40 people. The building is grade II listed
by
English Heritage
English Heritage (officially the English Heritage Trust) is a charity that manages over 400 historic monuments, buildings and places. These include prehistoric sites, medieval castles, Roman forts and country houses.
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as a building of special architectural or historical interest.
See also
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List of current places of worship in Wealden
There are 134 places of worship in use across the district of Wealden District, Wealden, the largest of six Non-metropolitan district, local government districts in the English county of East Sussex. The mostly rural district, with five small t ...
References
Congregational churches in East Sussex
Grade II listed churches in East Sussex
Free Church
A free church is a Christian denomination that is intrinsically separate from government (as opposed to a state church). A free church does not define government policy, and a free church does not accept church theology or policy definitions fro ...
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