The district of Mid Sussex, one of seven local government districts in the English county of West Sussex, has more than 110 churches and other places of worship. There are 81 extant places of worship serving a wide range of religious denominations, and a further 32 buildings formerly used for public worship, but now closed or used for other purposes, also survive. Most are in the three main towns of Burgess Hill, Haywards Heath and East Grinstead, but almost every village and hamlet in the mostly rural district has at least one church or chapel. Many Christian denominations are represented, and mosques opened in Haywards Heath in 2010 and in Burgess Hill seven years later.
Many of Mid Sussex's places of worship have been awarded listed status. A building is defined as "listed" when it is placed on a statutory register of buildings of "special architectural or historic interest" in accordance with the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990.[1] The Department for Culture, Media and Sport, a Government department, is responsible for this; English Heritage, a non-departmental public body, acts as an agency of the department to administer the process and advise the department on relevant issues.[2] There are three grades of listing status. Grade I, the highest, is defined as being of "exceptional interest"; Grade II* is used for "particularly important buildings of more than special interest"; and Grade II, the lowest, is used for buildings of "special interest".[3]
All Anglican churches in Mid Sussex are in the Diocese of Chichester. Some have their own parish, while others are part of larger parishes covering more than one village. All Roman Catholic churches are part of the Diocese of Arundel and Brighton.
Religious affiliation
According to the 2021 United Kingdom census, 152,569 lived in Mid Sussex district. Of these, 47.92% identified themselves as Christian, 1.21% were Muslim, 1.03% were Hindu, 0.38% were Buddhist, 0.21% were Jewish, 0.1% were Sikh, 0.73% followed another religion, 42.08% claimed no religious affiliation and 6.34% did not state their religion.[4] The proportions of Christians and people who followed no religion were higher than the figures in England as a whole (46.32% and 36.67% respectively). Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism and Sikhism had a lower following in the district than in the country overall: in 2021, 6.73% of people in England were Muslim, 1.81% were Hindu, 0.92% were Sikh, 0.48% were Jewish and 0.46% were Buddhist.[5]
There are eight deaneries (groups of parishes) within the archdeaconry, three of which cover all of Mid Sussex's Anglican churches between them. Haywards Heath's five churches, and those in Ardingly, Balcombe, Bolney, Cuckfield, Handcross, Highbrook, Horsted Keynes, Lindfield, Scaynes Hill, Slaugham, Staplefield, Warninglid (now closed) and West Hoathly are in the Rural Deanery of Cuckfield.[7]
The Rural Deanery of East Grinstead includes that town's four churches and those in Ashurst Wood, Copthorne, Crawley Down and Turners Hill.[8] The Rural Deanery of Hurst covers three churches in Burgess Hill, two in Hurstpierpoint and the churches in Albourne, Clayton, Hassocks, Keymer, Newtimber, Poynings, Pyecombe, Sayers Common and Twineham.[9]
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Arundel and Brighton, whose cathedral is at Arundel, covers Mid Sussex and all of its Roman Catholic churches. The parish of Haywards Heath includes the town's St Paul's Church, St Stephen's Church in Horsted Keynes and Our Lady of Fatima's Church in Staplefield.[10] The parish of Burgess Hill has one church, St Wilfrid's.[11]
East Grinstead's parish includes Our Lady and St Peter's Church in the town and two other Roman Catholic churches outside the district.[12] The parish of Worth Abbey covers the church in Worth Abbey and St Dunstan's in West Hoathly.[13][14]
St Edward the Confessor's Church in Keymer and St Luke's Church in Hurstpierpoint are part of a united parish, Keymer with Hurstpierpoint.[15][16]
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^Avery 2001, §§54–55.
^Avery 2001, §57.
^Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 74287; Name: Mid Sussex Christian Centre; Address: Leylands Road, Burgess Hill; Denomination: Pentecostal Church. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates)
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^Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 70551; Name: Gateway Baptist Church; Address: Station Road, Burgess Hill. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates)
^Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 76991; Name: Kingdom Hall; Address: Victoria Road, Burgess Hill. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates)
^Davis 2021, p. 13.
^Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 37874; Name: Methodist Church; Address: London Road, Burgess Hill. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates)
^Avery 2001, §52.
^ a bDavis 2021, p. 10.
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^Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 76027; Name: Church Road Meeting Room; Address: 128A Church Road, Burgess Hill. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates)
^Davis 2021, pp. 7–8, 14.
^Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 82297; Name: Oakmeeds Gospel Hall; Address: Station Road, Burgess Hill. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates)
^Davis 2021, p. 8.
^Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 59548; Name: St Wilfrid's Catholic Church; Address: Station Road, Burgess Hill. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates)
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^Avery 2001, §59.
^Davis 2021, pp. 10–12.
^Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 42150; Name: Salvation Army Citadel; Address: Cyprus Road, Burgess Hill. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates)
^Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 26458; Name: Junction Road United Reformed Church; Address: Junction Road, Burgess Hill. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates)
^Dudeney & Hallett 2006, pp. 2–4.
^Elleray 1981, §72.
^Davis 2021, pp. 6–7.
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^Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 11447; Name: Copthorne Chapel; Address: Copthorne, Worth; Denomination: Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates)
^Nairn & Pevsner 1965, p. 475.
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^Elleray 1981, §83.
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^Nairn & Pevsner 1965, pp. 477–478.
^"Detailed Record: Parish Church of Holy Trinity, Church Street, Cuckfield, Mid Sussex, West Sussex". historicengland.org.uk. English Heritage. 2007. Retrieved 5 May 2009.
^Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 31120; Name: Cuckfield Baptist Chapel; Address: Polestub Lane, Cuckfield. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates)
^ a bElleray 2004, p. 19.
^Harris, Roland B. (October 2005). "Cuckfield Historic Character Assessment Report" (PDF). Sussex Extensive Urban Survey (EUS). East Sussex County Council, West Sussex County Council, and Brighton and Hove City Council. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2009.
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^Nairn & Pevsner 1965, pp. 491–492.
^"Detailed Record: Church of St Swithun, East Grinstead, Mid Sussex, West Sussex". historicengland.org.uk. English Heritage. 2007. Retrieved 14 June 2009.
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^Leppard 2001, p. 104.
^Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 80514; Name: West Street Baptist Church; Address: West Street, East Grinstead. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates)
^"Detailed Record: Zion Chapel, West Street, East Grinstead, Mid Sussex, West Sussex". historicengland.org.uk. English Heritage. 2007. Retrieved 3 June 2009.
^Leppard 2001, p. 67.
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^Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 77320; Name: Kingdom Hall; Address: 170 London Road, East Grinstead. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates)
^Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 58293; Name: Trinity Methodist Church; Address: London Road, East Grinstead. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates)
^Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 77284; Name: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints East Grinstead Chapel; Address: Ship Street, East Grinstead. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates)
^Leppard 2001, p. 163.
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^Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 42965; Name: Catholic Church of Our Lady and St Peter; Address: London Road, East Grinstead. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates)
^Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 20014; Name: Moat United Reformed Church; Address: East Grinstead. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates)
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^Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 30996; Name: Zoar Chapel; Address: Handcross, Slaugham. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates)
^Elleray 2004, p. 26.
^ a b c"List of Chapels and Times of Services" (PDF). Gospel Standard Trust Publications. 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
^"St Francis of Assisi, Hassocks". A Church Near You website. Archbishops' Council. 2009. Archived from the original on 12 July 2009. Retrieved 3 June 2009.
^Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 36192; Name: Hassocks United Reformed Church; Address: Hassocks. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates)
^Elleray 2004, p. 27.
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^"Detailed Record: Church of St Wilfred (sic), Church Road, Haywards Heath, Mid Sussex, West Sussex". historicengland.org.uk. English Heritage. 2007. Retrieved 14 June 2009.
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^Allen, John (28 March 2009). "Haywards Heath – St Richard". Sussex Parish Churches website. Sussex Parish Churches (www.sussexparishchurches.org). Archived from the original on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2009.
^Allen, John (27 March 2009). "Haywards Heath – Ascension". Sussex Parish Churches website. Sussex Parish Churches (www.sussexparishchurches.org). Archived from the original on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2009.
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^Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 79183; Name: Haywards Heath Baptist Church; Address: 7 Sussex Road, Haywards Heath. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates)
^Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 24886; Name: Jireh Chapel; Address: Haywards Heath. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates)
^Elleray 1981, §140.
^Ford & Gabe 1981, p. 74.
^Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 71287; Name: Evangelical Free Church; Address: New England Road, Haywards Heath. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates)
^Ford & Gabe 1981, p. 76.
^"History". Christ Church, Haywards Heath. 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
^Ford & Gabe 1981, pp. 69–71.
^Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 37873; Name: Haywards Heath Methodist Church; Address: Perrymount Road, Haywards Heath. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates)
^Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 72430; Name: Kingdom Hall; Address: Wivelsfield Road, Haywards Heath. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates)
^"Mid Sussex Islamic Centre and Masjid, Haywards Heath". Haywards Heath Mid Sussex Islamic Centre. 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
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^Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 68493; Name: Franklynn Gospel Hall; Address: Haywards Heath. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates)
^Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 78095; Name: Kents Road Christian Meeting Hall; Address: Kents Road, Haywards Heath. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates)
^"Kents Road Church". Kents Road Church. 2012. Archived from the original on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
^ a bNairn & Pevsner 1965, p. 530.
^Ford & Gabe 1981, pp. 75–76.
^Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 52604; Name: St Paul's Catholic Church; Address: Hazelgrove Road, Haywards Heath. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates)
^Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 46675; Name: United Reformed Church; Address: South Road, Haywards Heath. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates)
^Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 84768; Name: Hickstead Gospel Hall; Address: London Road, Hickstead; Denomination: Plymouth Brethren. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates)
^Mid Sussex District Council Planning Application DM/15/4894: Land Adjacent to Hickstead Cottage, London Road, Hickstead, Haywards Heath, West Sussex RH17 5NU. Erection of a single storey Local Meeting Hall (D1 Use Class) and car parking and access improvements from London Road
^Elleray 2004, p. 32.
^"Detailed Record: All Saints Church, Hammingden Lane, West Hoathly, Mid Sussex, West Sussex". historicengland.org.uk. English Heritage. 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2009.
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^Nairn & Pevsner 1965, p. 540.
^"Detailed Record: Parish Church of St Giles, Church Lane, Horsted Keynes, Mid Sussex, West Sussex". historicengland.org.uk. English Heritage. 2007. Retrieved 14 June 2009.
^"Detailed Record: Horsted Keynes Mission Hall, The Green (north side), Horsted Keynes, Mid Sussex, West Sussex". historicengland.org.uk. English Heritage. 2007. Retrieved 3 June 2009.
^Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 59749; Name: Mission Church (Interdenominational); Address: The Green, Horsted Keynes. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates)
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^"Detailed record: The Parish Church of the Holy Trinity, High Street (south side), Hurstpierpoint, Mid Sussex, West Sussex". historicengland.org.uk. English Heritage. 2007. Retrieved 17 April 2009.
^Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 56458; Name: Evangelical Free Church; Address: High Street, Hurstpierpoint. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates)
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^Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 44185; Name: Methodist Church; Address: Cuckfield Road, Hurstpierpoint. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates)
^"Church of St Cosmas and St Damian, Keymer Road, Keymer, Mid Sussex, West Sussex". Listed Buildings Online. English Heritage. 2007. Retrieved 17 April 2009.
^Nairn & Pevsner 1965, pp. 546–547.
^Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 73447; Name: Catholic Church of St Edward the Confessor; Address: Lodge Lane, Keymer. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates)
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^Nairn & Pevsner 1965, p. 561.
^Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 58857; Name: Lindfield Evangelical Free Church; Address: Chaloner Road, Lindfield. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates)
^ a bElleray 2004, p. 39.
^"Church History". Lindfield Evangelical Free Church website. Lindfield Evangelical Free Church. 2004. Retrieved 17 April 2009.
^Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 58918; Name: United Reformed Church; Address: High Street, Lindfield. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates)
^Nairn & Pevsner 1965, p. 572.
^"Newtimber". Mid Sussex District Council. 2009. Archived from the original on 11 October 2007. Retrieved 17 April 2009.
^"Detailed Record: The Parish Church of St John Evangelist, Church Lane, Newtimber, Mid Sussex, West Sussex". historicengland.org.uk. English Heritage. 2007. Retrieved 17 April 2009.
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^Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 36748; Name: Balcombe United Reformed Church; Address: Balcombe. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates)
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^Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 67153; Name: Evangelical Free Church; Address: De la Wort Road (sic), East Grinstead. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates)
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^"Thoughtward Ltd – Engineers (Consulting) in RH19". 192.com Ltd. 2011. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
^Leppard 2001, p. 164.
^Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 63746; Name: Friends Meeting House; Address: 57A Railway Approach, East Grinstead. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates)
^Leppard 2001, p. 136.
^Salzman, L. F., ed. (1940). "A History of the County of Sussex: Volume 7 – The Rape of Lewes. Parishes: Fulking". Victoria County History of Sussex. British History Online. pp. 202–204. Retrieved 18 May 2008.
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^Jackson 2005, p. 24.
^Ford & Gabe 1981, p. 79.
^Smith 1993, §30.
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