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The dedication to The Holy Paraclete is unique in England.

St Mary's is best know for its Copleston rectors, an ancient, formidable and prosperous clerical dynasty who served continuously as rectors of the parish from 1772 to 1954.

St Mary's stands in water meadows beside the young River Adur, close to the white windmill made famous as the fictional home of Jonathan Creek of TV fame.

The inspiration for a dramatic Dickens tale.

A beautiful, well loved, 15th/16th century medieval church, set at the top of the village.

Beautifully updated ancient church.

Welcome to St Simon's, just a few minutes walk from the seafront.

Nestled in the countryside, there is, sadly, no historical truth in the legend that the two churches of Antingham in one churchyard were built by two sisters. The pretty church of St Mary and the atmospheric ivy clad ruin of St Margaret.

A rural church on the edge of modern life.

Clearly annotated 'Bosham ecclesia', this venerable old church, with its great Saxon chancel arch, is depicted on the Bayeux Tapestry.

The outward appearance is perpendicular but inside is something unique to English parish churches and was described by Nicholas Pevsner as ‘one of the architectural sensations of Cumberland’.

In a high, coastal location and originally whitewashed, the church has been a beacon for pilgrims travelling from the east and west on the pilgrim way for at least 800 years and is still a sanctuary for visitors, walkers, cyclists and nature lovers enjoying the peace of the countryside.