St. Peter's Church
The church in 2022
St. Peter's Church
50°48′46″N0°12′44″E / 50.8128°N 0.2121°E / 50.8128; 0.2121
OS grid reference	TQ 52151 03001
Location	Folkington, East Sussex
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
History
Status	Active
Founded	c. 13th century
Listed Building – Grade I
Official name	The Parish Church of Saint Peter
Designated	30 August 1966
Reference no.	1193438

The Church of St. Peter ad Vincula is a parish church in Folkington, East Sussex dating from the 13th century. It is built of flint and rubble, a Grade I listed building and an active parish church.

Contents

• History
• Architecture and description
• Notes
• References

History

The origin of the church is rooted in 13th century. ^[1] The interior contains some 18th century funerary monuments, which Pevsner considers as "very grand" ^[2] for their modest setting and a set of panelled box pews and pulpit. ^[2] The church was lightly restored in 1870. ^[2] The organ dates from 1917 and was a gift of Mary Earle Gwynne of Folkington, in memory of the men of the village who died in World War I. ^[3] It remains as an active parish church. ^[4]

The graveyard contains the grave of the cookery writer Elizabeth David, marked by a slate headstone carved in 1992 by the local stonemason Geoffrey Aldred. ^[2]

Just inside the door, on the left-hand side wall is a small stone relief sculpture commissioned by the family of Ronald Stacy Marks, by John Skelton (sculptor).

Architecture and description

The church is constructed of flint and rubble. ^[5] The bell turret is weatherboarded with a "shingled spirelet". ^[2] The building is listed Grade I. ^[1]

Notes

References

• Antram, Nicholas; Pevsner, Nicholas (2012). Sussex: East. The Buildings Of England. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. ISBN   978-0-300-18473-0.