St Peter's Church is the parish church of

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-east of Lewes, on the Lewes to Newhaven road and six and a half miles from the City of Brighton & Hove and ...

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, England, and dates from the 12th century. It is a Grade I

listed building In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural or historic interest deserving of special protection. Such buildings are placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Hi ...

and is among the earliest surviving examples of

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in the country.

Gallery

File:Rodmell Church 6.JPG, The Norman entrance File:Stained glass window, St Peter's church, Rodmell, E.Sussex (17124363907).jpg, Stained glass window by

James Powell and Sons The firm of James Powell and Sons, also known as Whitefriars Glass, were London-based English glassmakers, leadlighters and stained-glass window manufacturers. As Whitefriars Glass, the company existed from the 18th century, but became well kno ...

depicting John the Baptist File:Stained glass window, St Peter's church, Rodmell, E.Sussex (17145563359).jpg, St Francis: stained glass in the porch File:St Peter, Rodmell Church - geograph.org.uk - 69055.jpg, St Peter's graveyard File:Fragment of medieval glass, St Peter, Rodmell.jpg, Medieval glass fragment in the church St Peter, Rodmell, pews - geograph.org.uk - 2887233.jpg, Nave and one aisle of the

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References

External links

Parochial Church Council - Parish of St Peter, RodmellSussex Parish Churches - St Peter, Rodmell
12th-century church buildings in England Church of England church buildings in East Sussex Grade I listed buildings in East Sussex Grade I listed churches in East Sussex {{England-Anglican-church-stub