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The church probably dates back to the 12th century, and was possibly controlled by the monks of Battle Abbey in the 13th century. The church has a west tower with battlemented parapet and higher stairs turret, nave with north and south aisles, chancel, and north porch. The chancel and nave are 13th century, and there is no chancel arch. The south chancel has a small piscina. In the late 13th century the north aisle was added with a four bay arcade and octagonal piers. The tower is from the late 15th century and its proportions are similar to others in the area linked to the Pelhams, although there is no buckle, but this may have been weathered away. The south aisle was added around 1860 when further restoration was undertaken. There is an old tub font in the churchyard, which was used as a cattle trough until circa 1906. However, there is no certainty that it was a font, or belonged to the church. The churchyard has several unusual examples of terracotta embossed gravestones by Jonathan Harmer of Heathfield. There are also the remains of a couple of brasses in the church to Thomas Dyke died 1632, and his wife Joan. Only the inscription and a coat of arms remain. The church had repairs done in 1971, and in February 2013 work on the tower roof was completed, at a cost of £70,000.
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The church probably dates back to the 12th century, and was possibly controlled by the monks of Battle Abbey in the 13th century. The church has a west tower with battlemented parapet and higher stairs turret, nave with north and south aisles, chancel, and north porch. The chancel and nave are 13th century, and there is no chancel arch. The south chancel has a small piscina. In the late 13th century the north aisle was added with a four bay arcade and octagonal piers. The tower is from the late 15th century and its proportions are similar to others in the area linked to the Pelhams, although there is no buckle, but this may have been weathered away. The south aisle was added around 1860 when further restoration was undertaken. There is an old tub font in the churchyard, which was used as a cattle trough until circa 1906. However, there is no certainty that it was a font, or belonged to the church. The churchyard has several unusual examples of terracotta embossed gravestones by Jonathan Harmer of Heathfield. There are also the remains of a couple of brasses in the church to Thomas Dyke died 1632, and his wife Joan. Only the inscription and a coat of arms remain. The church had repairs done in 1971, and in February 2013 work on the tower roof was completed, at a cost of £70,000.
Photo by Jules & Jenny (Creative Commons Attribution 2.0)
Chapmans Town from Warbleton Taken from close to St Mary's church, Warbleton.
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Tigers Haven This small dwelling is so named on the map. No tigers were evident.
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Scrappers Hill Farm. Viewed from fields north of Hamly Bridge
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Leonardo Hotel Brighton

Leonardo Hotel Brighton

4 out of 5
101 Stroudley Road Brighton England
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Leonardo Royal Hotel Brighton Waterfront

Leonardo Royal Hotel Brighton Waterfront

4 out of 5
Kings Road Brighton Brighton England
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Staff were lovely. Breakfast was great. Hotel was clean. Only downside were the beds. Mattresses were too hard so we both didn’t sleep comfortably.

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Harbour Hotel Brighton

Harbour Hotel Brighton

4 out of 5
64 Kings Road Brighton England
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The check-in was quick and easy. The view from the room was better than expected. A lovely place to stay if you want to be close to the city action...and the beach.

Reviewed on Feb 2, 2026

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Numa Brighton Pavilion

Numa Brighton Pavilion

4 out of 5
17 Jubilee Street Brighton England
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The room was clean. Check-in and out process was easy. We loved the room we got out in, which had a nice view of the Brighton life below.

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4 out of 5
11 Queen Square Brighton England
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Osborne Apartments

Osborne Apartments

2.5 out of 5
31 Carlisle Road Eastbourne England
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