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294 The font is small, square, on a large round stem with shafts at the angles. The porch retains ancient woodwork, which is filled in with masonry. The church has been much patched, and the windows altered.—Adjoining the churchyard stands Street Place, a large mansion, temp. Q. Elizabeth, or perhaps K. James I. Though part has been taken down, its appearance is still imposing; it is now a farm-house.

244. .—In this church is a much-mutilated stone effigy in chain armour, supposed to be that of Sir Will. de Covert, temp. K. Henry III. (Cartwright.) In 1812 Roman weapons were dug up in this parish. (Dallaway's West. Suss. Ill, 127, quoted by Horsfield, II, 239.)

245. —Church consists of western tower, nave with south aisle, small north transept, a good Dec. chancel, and a south porch. The chancel windows are coeval with the walls. The arches between the nave and aisle are Tr. Norm., or E.E. The east window is rich Dec. work. The windows retain a small quantity of very fine coloured glass.—One of the Sussex Suttons, but we have no means of ascertaining which, occurs in K. Alfred's will as "Suttune." (Asser's Alfred by Wise, 77.)

246. near Seaford.—As quoted in the Note on Seaford, both (A.D. 1291) and (Val. Eccl.) mention a church as existing formerly at this place. A portion of the old building is stated to have remained in the summer-house of Sutton Place, about half a mile from Seaford; and at no very distant period a new incumbent read himself in there, as well as at Seaford. (Horsfield's Suss. I, 276, note 1.) Not a vestige, even so much as a single stone, of the ancient church could I, in 1847, detect as above described.

247. .—This rectory is united with that of Heighton, of which place the church is ruined. See Heighton.—Tarring church comprises chancel, nave with south aisle and porch, and a small western tower with a shingled four-sided cap. The chancel is E.E., the windows, most of which are closed, having a sort of hood in the interior, like those of Pevensey church. In the south-west corner of the chancel is a low side window, but placed higher than they are often found. There is now a piscina, but whether the skeleton of the old one restored in stucco, or a new imitation, is not apparent. In the north wall is a double ambry. The east window is quite modern, of wood; much smaller than its predecessor. The chancel-arch, nave, and aisle (the two latter are spanned by the same roof) seem rather