page_title: Greatham Church
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Greatham Church / History
caption_attribution_description: Greatham Church, Greatham, near Pulborough, West Sussex, England. Derivative of File:Greatham Church.JPG (cropped and brightened)
context_page_description: Greatham Church is the Anglican parish church of the hamlet of Greatham in the district of Horsham, one of seven local government districts in the English county of West Sussex. The tiny single-room building has been described variously as "delightful" and "one of the most appealing churches in Sussex". The unrestored 12th-century stone church serves a rural area near the River Arun and sits apart from the hamlet next to the ancient manor house. The church is a Grade I Listed building.
context_section_description: Like nearby Wiggonholt Church, which it resembles, Greatham Church was erected in about 1100 to serve the sparsely populated marshlands next to the River Arun between Pulborough and Amberley.  The hamlet was an agricultural community from the Saxon era, and shepherds would have formed the bulk of the early congregation.  The Amberley Wild Brooks Site of Special Scientific Interest is nearby.  Rubble and brickwork from nearby Roman sites was incorporated in the walls, which are aligned at odd angles and do not match in length or thickness.
  The original east window was blocked later, and two lancet windows were inserted in its place in the 13th century.  Similar windows were added to the north and south walls at the same time.  The 12th-century entrance in the north wall was also bricked up, but its stone jambs are still visible.
  Minimal restoration was performed in the 19th century, in contrast to many other Sussex churches, although the original bell-turret was replaced by one topped with a spire.  A new entrance, set in a porch, was added on the south side, and a vestry was built onto the north wall—although this was removed in the mid-20th century.  Most of the internal fittings are early 19th-century.  When the vestry was being built, five soldiers were found buried next to the church wall: they had been killed at the Battle of Greatham Bridge during the English Civil War.
caption: The church from the south east
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