Boxgrove Priory Church

Address
The Street, Boxgrove, PO18 0ED Get Directions
Website http://www.boxgrovepriory.co.uk/

Boxgrove Priory Church (The Priory Church of St Mary & St Blaise, Boxgrove)

The lovely old church dedicated to St Mary and to St Blaise dates from the early twelfth century.

From an entry in the Domesday Book we know that Boxgrove had the status of a parish and that a church existed here before the Norman Conquest. All traces of this have been obliterated by the Priory, which is the daughter house of the Abbey of Lessay in Normandy and the ‘grand-daughter’ of the great Benedictine Abbey of Bec Helouin.

The Priory Church sits in a delightful village in West Sussex, some 3 miles from Chichester, and for over 900 years the villagers of Boxgrove have worshipped in this magnificent building. Its glory is still much in evidence in spite of losing the west end of the Priory during the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the reign of King Henry VIII.

Maximum capacity seated = 150.
Accessible for those with reduced mobility – there is a lift.
Catering facilities in the nearby Saint Blaise Centre. The Church and SBC are licensed for the sale of alcohol.
There’s a good upright piano, which is well maintained.
There’s a license to play live or recorded church music.

St Blaise Centre

No speakers or WiFi
Underfloor heating
Seats up to 40
Full catering kitchen
Outside area
Tables and chairs available by arrangement
Ideal for smaller events.

Events at this venue

Today

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    Chichester Chorale: Magnificent Mozart

    Boxgrove Priory Church The Street, Boxgrove, PO18 0ED

    Join Chichester Chorale and soprano Catherine Hamilton for an evening of Mozart. Programme to include Exsultate, Jubilate (K165), Laudate Dominum (from K339), Missa Brevis in C Major (Spatzenmesse K220) and Litaniae Lauretanae (K109).Accompanied by The Chichester Chamber Ensemble and conducted by Tom Robson. Tickets £18 from www.chichesterchorale.com

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    South Downs Soloists: There is sweet music

    Boxgrove Priory Church The Street, Boxgrove, PO18 0ED

    South Downs Soloists return to beautiful Boxgrove Priory for their annual professional choral concert in aid of Stonepillow. Expect settings of famous poetry and poets associated with West Sussex (Shelley and Tennyson), with music as wide ranging as Elgar, Walton and Lukaszewski, plus exciting new music for the occasion. Adult/student £25/10.