Church in the Wood | |
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St Leonard's Church | |
50°52′27″N 0°32′17″E / 50.8743°N 0.5380°E | |
Location | Church in the Wood Lane, Hollington, Hastings, East Sussex TN38 9PB |
Country | United Kingdom |
Denomination | Church of England |
Website | www.stleonardsandstannes.org.uk |
History | |
Former name(s) | St Rumbold's Church |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 11th century |
Dedication | St Leonard |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Heritage designation | Grade II |
Designated | 19 January 1951 |
Style | Early English Gothic |
Administration | |
Province | Canterbury |
Diocese | Chichester |
Archdeaconry | Hastings |
Deanery | Rural Deanery of Hastings |
Parish | Hollington: St Leonard and St Anne |
Church in the Wood, officially known as St Leonard's Church and originally as St Rumbold's Church, is an Anglican church in the Hollington area of the town and borough of Hastings, one of six local government districts in the English county of East Sussex. Although Hollington is now a large suburb, consisting mostly of postwar residential development, the church has stood in isolation in the middle of an ancient wood since it was founded in the 13th century—almost certainly as the successor to an 11th-century chapel. Restoration work in the Victorian era has given the Early English Gothic-style building its present appearance, but some medieval work remains. Legends and miraculous events have been associated with the church, and its secluded situation has been praised by writers including Charles Lamb. The church is a Grade II Listed building.
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