English Heritage sites near East Dean Parish
BOXGROVE PRIORY
3 miles from East Dean Parish
The guest house and other remains of a Benedictine priory: much of the fine 12th to 14th century monastic church survives as the parish church.
BRAMBER CASTLE
17 miles from East Dean Parish
The remains of a Norman castle on the banks of the River Adur, founded by William de Braose soon after the Norman Conquest.
SOUTHWICK PRIORY
18 miles from East Dean Parish
Remains of a wealthy Augustinian priory, originally founded at Portchester: once a famous place of pilgrimage. Only part of the refectory wall survives.
PORTCHESTER CASTLE
19 miles from East Dean Parish
Looking for a fun family day out? Visit Portchester Castle in Hampshire, South East England. It provides the perfect setting for a relaxed, fun, historic day out!
KING JAMES'S AND LANDPORT GATES, PORTSMOUTH
19 miles from East Dean Parish
Two ornamental gateways, once part of Portsmouth's defences. King James's Gate (of 1687) has been moved, but Landport Gate (1760), remains in it's original position.
ROYAL GARRISON CHURCH, PORTSMOUTH
20 miles from East Dean Parish
Royal Garrison Church was built in about 1212 as part of a hospital complex. Although the nave was badly damaged in a 1941 firebomb raid on Portsmouth, the chancel remains roofed and furnished.
Churches in East Dean Parish
All Saints
Newhouse Lane/The Street
East Dean
Chichester
07868 854864
http://thevalleyparish.org/
"One Church at worship: three buildings for worship"
The 'Valley Parish' of East Dean, Singleton, & West Dean is in the upper Lavant valley, 6 miles north of Chichester. The parish was created on 1st December 2005, by the merger of the three ancient parishes, which had shared incumbents for 40 years. The Reverend Sarah Manouch was appointed House for Duty Incumbent in 2020. Her Parish days are Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and she is not available on Thursdays.
The 3 ancient parish churches work closely together to promote the gospel, and encourage today's church at worship, while being the village church for their different communities.
Our worship style is middle of the road, using Common Worship.
The Parish Eucharist is celebrated at 10am in each church in turn (at East Dean on the first Sunday each month, with a choir). The second Sunday is at The Blessed Virgin Mary Singleton, and the third and fourth Sundays at West Dean where there are All Stars Children's activities on the 3rd Sunday during school terms, and a Family Service with music group on the fourth Sunday, where young people help to lead music, prayers, and worship.
All Saints East Dean is a small, simple church building, built in stone and flint, in a beautiful Downland setting, in the midst of fields. The churchyard is remains in use, and is carefully mowed in a traditional manner to preserve the wide variety of plants and insects to be found in long-undisturbed South Downs grassland.
The church contains the parish War Memorials for the 1st and 2nd World Wars. Some of the floor is paved with old gravestones removed from the churchyard.
Pubs in East Dean Parish
Star & Garter
Nestled near the duckpond in a charming South Downs village, this 18th-century inn is a free house under the same ownership as the Blue Bell in Emsworth. The wooden floors and log fire make the large bar/restaurant extremely welcoming. It...