Westham, E Sussex - St Marys Church & 15th Century Houses - art postcard c.1950s

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• Picture / Image:  Westham Church [St Mary's] and 15th Century Houses, East Sussex - art drawing
• Publisher:  The Craft Shop, Westham, Pevensey
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Westham is a large village civil parish in the Wealden District of East Sussex, England. The village is adjacent to Pevensey five miles (8 km) north-east of Eastbourne. The parish consists of three settlements: Westham; Stone Cross; and Hankham. The parish is virtually part of the Greater Eastbourne conurbation, and much expansion has been occurring here: hence the large population.

The parish lies along a ridge at the western end of the Pevensey Levels, the area once an inlet of the sea. The main village centre, Westham, is at the eastern end of the parish, and is virtually coterminous with Pevensey village.

Stone Cross is the home to a windmill which is located on high ground in the village. This tower mill was built between 1875 and 1876, the last of the type built in Sussex. Although ceasing commercial operation in 1937, it has since been refurbished and is open to the public.^[3] It is a Grade II* listed building.^[4]

Pevensey Levels, a Site of Special Scientific Interest, lies partially in the parish. The site is of biological interest consisting of low-lying grazing meadows, hosting a wide variety of wetland flora and fauna.^[5]

There are two churches in the civil parish.^[7] The 11th-century St Mary's church at Westham ^[8] is reputed to be the first Norman church in England, although the church at Bramber also claims that title.

St Luke's parish church at Stone Cross (also serving the settlement of North Langney) ^[9] is a more recent building of 1926; it stands at a crossroads near the windmill. The church fell into disrepair during the 1970s and was refurbished and re-opened in 1988. The church hall is a recent addition to the church and was built in 2003. To the front of the church is the war memorial with the names of local people who lost their life during two world wars, whose names are read out during each Remembrance Sunday service.

St Mary's Church, Westham, is an active Anglican parish church located in High Street, Westham, East Sussex, England, standing to the west of Pevensey Castle. The earliest fabric in the church, in the south wall of the nave and in the transept, dates from the late 11th century. The north aisle and the tower were added to the church in the late 14th century. The chancel was either rebuilt or remodelled in about 1420.^[1] During the 1870s restorations were carried out, including one by the Lancaster architects Paley and Austin in 1876–77, when he seating was increased from 297 to 403.^[1][2] The church is constructed in flint with stone dressings and a tiled roof. Its plan consists of a nave with a north aisle and a north porch, a south transept, a chancel with a north chapel, and a west tower. The church has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building.^[3]

St Mary's Church was listed at Grade I by English Heritage on 30 August 1966.^[4] Such buildings are defined as being of ""exceptional interest"" and greater than national importance.^[5] As of February 2001, it was one of 47 Grade I listed buildings, and 2,173 listed buildings of all grades, in the district of Wealden.^[6]

The parish covers an extensive rural area in the district of Wealden. It includes Westham village, the hamlets of Hankham and Rickney, an area of coastal development between Pevensey Bay village and the edge of Eastbourne, and a small suburban area of Eastbourne around the former hamlet of Friday Street.^[7]

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period=1945 - present

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