St Botolph's Church, Heene

St Botolph's Church
The church in 2023
50°48′49″N 0°23′12″W / 50.8136°N 0.3867°W / 50.8136; -0.3867
Location	Lansdowne Road, Heene, Worthing, West Sussex BN11 4SG
Country	England
Denomination	Anglican
Website	stbotolphsheene2015.com
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	11th century (original church); 1873 (new church)
Dedication	Saint Botolph
Dedicated	By 1534[1]
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	Grade II
Designated	21 May 1976
Architect(s)	Edmund Scott
Architectural type	Early English
Groundbreaking	1873
Completed	1879
Demolished	1770s (original church)
Administration
Province	Canterbury
Diocese	Chichester
Archdeaconry	Chichester
Deanery	Worthing
Parish	Heene
Clergy
Rector	Priest-in-Charge, Revd. Peter Kane
Deacon(s)	Vacant

St Botolph's Church is an Anglican church in the Heene area of the borough of Worthing, one of seven local government districts in the English county of West Sussex. It had 11th-century origins as a chapelry within the parish of West Tarring, but declined and fell into disuse by the 18th century. Neighbouring Worthing's rapid development as a seaside resort in the 19th century encouraged residential growth around the ancient village of Heene, and a new church with the same dedication was built to serve both Heene and the high-class planned estate of West Worthing. Edmund Scott's Early English Gothic-style church (listed at Grade C) stands next to the fragmentary ruins of the old church, which are listed separately at Grade II.