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St Anne's Church, Lewes

11th-century church buildings in EnglandChurch of England church buildings in East SussexChurches in LewesEnglish churches with Norman architectureFlint buildings
Grade I listed churches in East SussexUse British English from July 2025
St Anne's Church, Western Road, Lewes (NHLE Code 1043687) (March 2022) (2)
St Anne's Church, Western Road, Lewes (NHLE Code 1043687) (March 2022) (2)

St Anne's Church (originally known as St Mary Westout) is a Church of England parish church in Lewes, the county town of East Sussex, England. One of several ancient churches surviving in the town, it retains fabric from the Norman era despite a restoration in 1889, and is the only church in the town in which a substantial amount of Norman work survives. The church is built of flint and stone with a roof of Horsham Stone tiles, and has a chancel, aisled nave and west tower with a short spire. It is listed at Grade I for its architectural and historical importance. The church was in existence by the 11th century. Until the 16th century it was dedicated to Mary and bore the name St Mary Westout, in reference to its position in the Westout borough within the Hundred of Swanborough, immediately west of Lewes. By the same century another nearby church, St Peter Westout, was ruinous, and St Anne's (a dedication which gradually superseded the original) absorbed its parish. Various rounds of rebuilding, restoration and extension to the ancient building took place in 1889, 1927 (when evidence of an anchorite's cell was uncovered) and 2024.

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St Anne's Church, Lewes
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St Anne's Church, Western Road, Lewes (NHLE Code 1043687) (March 2022) (2)
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