St James's Church is a Church of England parish church in Ashurst, West Sussex. The church is a grade I listed building and it dates from the early 12th century.[1]
Present day
editThe parish of Ashurst is joined with St Andrew and St Cuthman, Steyning to form the joint benefice of Steyning and Ashurst.[2] The benefice is in the Archdeaconry of Horsham in the Diocese of Chichester.[3]
Notable burials
edit- Margaret Barber, English Christian writer under the pseudonym Michael Fairless[4]
References
edit- ^ Historic England. "The Parish Church of St James (1027453)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ^ "Bishop's chaplain announces return to parish life". Diocese of Guildford. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ^ "St James, Ashurst". A Church Near You. Archbishops' Council. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ^ Room, Adrian (2004). "Barber, Margaret Fairless (1869–1901)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/38971. Retrieved 13 April 2017. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)