St Margaret's Church, Angmering
Church in England
St Margaret's Church, Angmering | |
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Country | England |
Denomination | Church of England |
Churchmanship | Evangelical |
History | |
Status | Active |
Dedicated | St Margaret of Antioch |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Parish church |
Years built | 13th century |
Administration | |
Diocese | Diocese of Chichester |
Archdeaconry | Archdeaconry of Chichester |
Deanery | Arundel and Bogner |
Parish | Angmering, Saint Margaret with Ham and Bargham |
Clergy | |
Rector | The Revd Mark Standen |
St Margaret's Church is a Church of England parish church in Angmering, West Sussex. The church is a grade II* listed building.[1]
History
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St Margaret's Church was built in the 13th century. A tower was added in 1507. The church was reordered by Samuel Sanders Teulon from 1852 to 1853.[1]
On 12 October 1954, the church was designated a grade II* listed building.[1]
Present day
St Margaret's stands in the conservative evangelical tradition of the Church of England.[2]
Notable clergy
- The Revd Jos Nicholl MC, decorated army officer who served as rector from 1982 to 1985[3]
- The Revd Anthony Wells, later Archdeacon of France, served as rector from 1986 to 1998[4]
- The Revd Mark Standen, is the rector up to the present.
References
- ^ a b c Historic England. "The Parish Church of St Margaret (1027708)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
- ^ "St Margaret's, Angmering". A Church Near You. Archbishops' Council. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
- ^ "The Reverend Jos Nicholl". The Daily Telegraph. 1 September 2003. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
- ^ "Anthony Martin Giffard Wells". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
External links
Media related to St Margaret's Church, Angmering at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- A Church Near You entry
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