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St. Giles, Graffham - St. James, Selham

St. Giles
The Street, Graffham
 
At present @2009
the parish is without a permanent vicar

The Rectory, Graffham GU28 0NL
01798 867247
 
Graffham had a church in 1086 and was mentioned in the Domesday Book.
The church stands at the extreme south end of the village, under the Downs. Its shingled spire was renovated in 2006 as shown in the gallery photos. Major rebuilding was carried out and completed in 1875 as a memorial to Bishop Wilberforce. The tower, considered unsafe, was pulled down, and rebuilt
St. Giles
in 1887, spire added 1889. The doorlock is very elaborate. The lock is perfect; the handles are in the form of the heads of a king and of a lady wearing a horned head-dress.
 
There are three bells:
one, of the 15th century, inscribed—SANCTA KATERINA ORA PRO NOBIS;
another cast by Thomas Wakefield and Roger Tapsell in 1621;
the third by Bryan Eldridge, 1642.
The registers begin in 1655.
source:- 'Graffham', A History of the County of Sussex: Volume 4: The Rape of Chichester 1953
 

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St. James
 
 
St Giles Church @2009
Rector:
 
Churchwardens
John Bellis                   01798 867444
PCC sec Diane Bellis   01798 867444
 
Churchwarden Peter Pine-Coffin sadly died in July
his churchwarden position remains vacant.

 
Bellringing:
contact: Hilary Major     01798 867238
 
With many thanks to Diane Bellis for helping keep information up to date



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