St Mary's Church, Walberton

The church structure includes a chancel, nave with north and south aisles, and a shingled spire atop the weatherboarded belfry, built with flint and brick elements.

The church features an 11th-century nave with irregular 12th-century arcades, while fragments of Roman brick and Anglo-Saxon pottery were discovered within its walls and churchyard.

The churchyard contains numerous 18th-century gravestones depicting causes of death, including the detailed carving on Charles Cook's grave who died under a fallen tree in 1767.

A section of the churchyard remains dedicated to the interment of ashes under small stone plaques, as most families now choose cremation over traditional burials.

The church roof houses a nursery roost of Soprano Pipistrelle bats, with a record count of 338 bats emerging from the eaves in 2002.

Location: Walberton

Inception: 12 century

Architectural style: Anglo-Saxon architecture

GPS coordinates: 50.84300,-0.62160

Latest update: March 14, 2025 17:21