St Botolph's Church, Hardham

St Botolph's Church, Hardham
The Romanesque paintings
50°56′55″N 0°31′22″W / 50.948551°N 0.522789°W / 50.948551; -0.522789
Location	Church Lane, Hardham, West Sussex RH20 1LB
Country	United Kingdom
Denomination	Church of England
Website	Arun Churches
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	11th century
Dedication	St Botolph
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	Grade I
Designated	15 March 1955
Style	Anglo-Saxon; Norman
Administration
Province	Canterbury
Diocese	Chichester
Archdeaconry	Horsham
Deanery	Rural Deanery of Petworth
Parish	Hardham
Clergy
Vicar(s)	Fr. David Twinley

St Botolph's Church is the Church of England parish church of Hardham, West Sussex. It is in Horsham District and is a Grade I listed building. It contains the earliest nearly complete series of wall paintings in England.^[1] Among forty individual subjects is the earliest known representation of St George in England.^[2] Dating from the 12th century, they were hidden from view until uncovered in 1866 and now "provide a rare and memorable impression of a medieval painted interior".^[3] The simple two-cell stone building, with its original medieval whitewashed exterior, has seen little alteration and also has an ancient bell.