Parish of St. Mary and St. Nicholas, Lavant, In the Diocese of Chichester.

Parish of Saint Mary and Saint Nicholas

The combined parish of East and Mid Lavant is some 3 miles north of Chichester.

The church of St. Mary

The church of St. Mary is in the south/east of the two church parish, it is in an idyllic location, selected by many "out of parish" brides as a favoured venue for their weddings.

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St Nicholas Church

The Church of St. Nicholas.

The Church of St Nicholas is on the 'A 286' road which runs from Midhurst and the south coast. This is a very busy part of the village of Lavant. In time gone much renovation of the Church build has taken place and, within the last twenty years pews have been removed and replaced by free standing chairs opening up the building which is now used for many mid-week activities in addition to Sunday services.

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The parish of St Nicholas was until recent times separate from St Mary's. The two churches are now administered as a single parish under a single parochial council.

Domesday Entries

The villages of LAVANT but not the Churches are recorded in the Domesday Book. There two enteries for LAVANT plus an entery for BINDERTON which is recorded as having a Church which no longer exists, The hamlet of Binderton is close by Mid Lavant.

Pagham Hundred

In Singleton Hundred
The Archbishop holds LAVANT himself, in lordship.
Before 1066 it answered for 18 hides;
now for 91/2 hides.
Land for.... In lordship 3 ploughs.
14 villagers with 8 smallholders have 4 ploughs.
A mill at 6s; meadow, 26 acres.
Value before 1066 and later £12; now £l5.
Ralph holds 3 hides of this manor from the Archbishop.
1 villager with 3 smallholders have 1 plough.
Value £3.

Singleton Hundred

Ivo holds LAVANT from the Earl. Godwin held it from
Earl Godwin. Then and now it answered for 9 hides
Land for 5 ploughs. In lordship 2 ;
10 villagers and 10 smallholders with 3 ploughs.
1 mill at 7s; 1 site in Chichester at 5d.
[Valuel] before 1066 and now £8.
Guy holds 1 hide; it answers for as much. Alfward
held it from Earl Godwin as a manor. Nothing there.
The value however is and was 20s.

The name LAVANT in both cases has been translated from LOVENTONE .

The Earl holds BINDERTON himself. Countess Gytha held it.
Then it answered for 7 hides; now for 3 hides.
Land for 4 ploughs.
In lordship 2 ploughs 8 villagers and 9 smallholders with 2 ploughs
Meadow, 4 acres. A church..
Value before 1066, 1OOs; later 6Os; now £7.

The above are translations from Domsday. (Phillimore, History from the sources Domesday Book.)

More early history on the parish is available.

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