North Marden Chichester
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http://www.theoctagonparish.org.uk

This is the northernmost church of the Octagon Parish. Originally a chapel of ease to East Marden and perhaps always approached through a farmyard, St Mary's is believed to have been founded by Geoffrey, son of Azo, late in the 12th century. It consists of an undivided nave and chancel. The chancel has a semi-circular (apsidal) end, and is one of only six small churches in England that has one. The principal feature of the church is the elaborate Norman south doorway. Made of Caen stone, this was probably shipped across the channel to Chichester harbour and then transported by packhorse to North Marden. There is no electricity in the church. For several years this church was used for a monthly service by the Society of St Columba.

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East Marden Chichester
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One of the churches of the Octagon parish, and once described as "the most modest and least ecclesiastical looking church in the world", St Peter's stands on a spur of the South Downs. It consists of an undivided nave and chancel dating from the 12th/13th century, a porch of the 17th century and a vestry added in 1906. It is built of flint rubble with ashlar dressings, has some modern brickwork and is roofed with tiles. A Millennium Tapestry hangs on the North Wall of the Nave.

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