The Parish Church of Saint Peter

The Church of St Peter ad Vincula stands in the village of Folkington, East Sussex. Built in the 13th century, it is made of flint and rubble and has a Grade I listing. The church remains an active parish church today. Its bell turret is weatherboarded with a shingled spirelet. Inside, the walls hold an 18th-century funerary monument praised by Pevsner as unusually grand for its setting. The interior features panelled box pews and a pulpit. A small stone relief sculpture by John Skelton was commissioned by the family of Ronald Stacy Marks. The organ, installed in 1917, was donated by Mary Earle Gwynne in memory of villagers lost in the First World War. The graveyard contains the grave of cookery writer Elizabeth David, marked by a slate headstone carved by local stonemason Geoffrey Aldred. Visitors find a quiet flint building with simple furnishings. The relief sculpture and funerary monuments add quiet interest. The shingled spirelet rises above the weathered walls. The graveyard offers a peaceful place to walk among weathered stones. Inside, the box pews and pulpit recall earlier centuries. The organ’s pipes stand as a quiet memorial.