The Parish of St Mary, Storrington, is in the Deanery of Storrington, the Archdeaconry of Horsham and the Diocese of Chichester.
There has been a church here for more than a thousand years. The building is, in parts, ancient and historic; it has, through the centuries, undergone many changes. Each generation has altered the appearance of the building according to its needs. The church we see today is a record of the community that has worshipped here for a thousand years or more.
The church is built on a prominent sandstone mound that we might speculate was the site of pre-Christian worship. The name of the village is of Saxon origin (probably meaning "Stork-place"), so it is likely that there was a Saxon church here; there was certainly a Norman church, mentioned in the Domesday Book (1086), part of which is incorporated in the present building. The church has been enlarged over the centuries to accommodate the growing community of Storrington, the last major rebuilding being carried out in 1873 and 1876. The Victorian north porch was extended in 2007 to provide modern facilities and a boiler room for the new heating system.
The church is open every day from about 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Visitors to the church will find a leaflet giving detailed information about the building. There is also a leaflet by Florence Greenfield about some of the people who are commemorated by the memorials and stained glass windows.
There is a list of the Rectors of Storrington (as far as they are known) displayed in the north aisle.
To find the cache, first locate the grave of Major Hugh Falconer, his wife and their two daughters. Then calculate as follows:
The Major's regiment was the AB Highlanders
His wife Elizabeth died in 18CD
Their daughter Mary died in 18EF
Their daughter Jane died in 18GH
The cache can then be located at N50 5D.GH(A-B) W000 2(E+F).(E+H)D(C+H)
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