Funtington is a village and civil parish in the ChichesterdistrictofWest Sussex, England.[3] It lies on the B2146 Road 4.5 miles (7.2 km) west of Chichester. The parish also contains the villages of East and West Ashling, West Stoke and the Kingley Vale National Nature Reserve lies at its northern tip. There is a farm produce shop and a pub at the centre of the village. Funtington Primary School is in the village of West Ashling.
St. Mary's Anglican church, dating from the 12th Century, is the principal church in the parish of Funtington.[a][b][7][c]
St. Andrew's[d] church at West Stoke is of Saxon origin. The chapel of St. Mary's at Sennicotts[e] lies about two miles (3 km) to the east, off the Chichester road.[7]
The old Congregational Chapel, is a Grade II listed building, situated on the road between East Ashling and Funtington, opposite the turning to West Ashling.[9] The foundation stone of the chapel was laid on Friday, 18 September 1863. Most of the building material used was various stones, recovered from the fallen tower, of Chichester Cathedral.[10] The tower having fallen down during a storm in 1861.[11] The Chapel closed, as place of worship, between 1934 and 1938. It became a scout headquarters for a while and then a clock museum run by the Clock trust.[f][13]
^Admiral Provo Wallis, one of the longest serving admirals in the British Royal Navy, is buried in the Funtington church yard.[5]
^The church of St Mary's was founded in 13th century. There was a restoration in 1859, which Nairn and Pevsner were very critical of describing it as "senseless".[6]: p. 39
^According to the St Mary's parish website, the church has become busier, particularly amongst the young with a local school holding special choir services. The building has been extended to provide a church room, funded by local benefactors and parish money-raising events.[7]
^ abSt Andrew's has a plastered flint exterior. The nave walls are 11th century.[6]: p. 375
^ abSennicotts is a house and country estate in the Parish of Funtington.[8]
^"Church, Chapel and". The Building News and Engineering Journal. 10. London: Builders News: 785. 1863.
^Urban, Sylvanus (1861). "Fall of Chichester Spire". The Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Review. 210. London: John Henry and James Parker: 526–529.
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