Sompting Church Tower

The church was originally built by the Saxons around 960, then was adapted by the Normans when William de Braose granted it to the Knights Templar in the 12^th century. The church later passed to the Knights Hospitaller in the 15^th century.

Keywords

Christian, chapel, place of worship, Abbey, parish, minster, cathedral church sanctuary parish anglo saxon england

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United Kingdom Churches and Cathedrals

Source

Rev. C. Arthur Lane Illustrated Notes on English Church History (London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1901)

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