St Pancras Church | |
Location: | The Street, Kingston near Lewes, East Sussex BN7 3PD |
Country: | England |
Coordinates: | 50.8563°N -0.0245°W |
Denomination: | Church of England |
Dedication: | Pancras of Rome |
Dedicated Date: | 13th century |
Status: | Parish church |
Functional Status: | Active |
Heritage Designation: | Grade II* |
Style: | Decorated Gothic |
Parish: | Kingston, St Pancras |
Deanery: | Lewes and Seaford |
Archdeaconry: | Lewes and Hastings |
Diocese: | Chichester |
Province: | Canterbury |
Pastor: | Reverend Geoff Daw[1] |
St Pancras Church is the parish church of Kingston near Lewes in East Sussex, England. The church building was built in the 13th century and is protected as a Grade II* listed building.
The church building was built in the 13th century. It is made of stone and flint rubble.[2] It comprises a nave, chancel, western tower, and south porch.[2] The building was damaged by lightning in 1865, and again in 1874.[2] It was designated Grade II* listed on 20 August 1965.
Inside the church, the communion table is Elizabethan and the chest at the west end of the nave is Jacobean.[2] There are three ancient bells in the tower, one of them made by Walter Wimbis.[2] There are also a chalice and paten dating back to 1568; a chalice, paten, and flagon of silver, to 1872–1874; and a silver alms-dish, to circa 1700.[2] The church also contains a memorial window to anti-apartheid activist and clergyman Michael Scott.[3]
The parish is part of the United Benefice of Iford, Rodmell and Southease.[4] The registers began in 1654.[2]