---
title: "St Helen, Seaview"
description: "Located in Seaview, Isle of Wight. Built 1717; rebuilt 1829; chancel 1862. Diocese of Portsmouth. Grade II. Georgian Gothic style."
category: "Church"
tags: ["Church","Church of England","Isle of Wight","Seaview","Grade II","Georgian Gothic"]
canonical: "https://thebritishgazette.com/post/st-helen-seaview"
pubDate: "2026-09-06T02:38:11.503Z"
dateModified: "2026-09-07T14:53:18.837Z"
location: "Seaview, Isle of Wight"
country: "England"
county: "Isle of Wight"
town: "Seaview"
address: "Eddington Road, Seaview, Isle of Wight, PO34 5EF"
postcode: "PO34 5EF"
built: "1717; rebuilt 1829; chancel 1862"
consecrated: "1719"
denomination: "Church of England"
dedications: ["Helen"]
diocese: "Portsmouth"
grade: "II"
style: "Georgian Gothic"
materials: "Stone rubble with brick quoins"
website: "http://www.havenchurches.org.uk/"
openingHours: "Usually open from 8.30am until dusk."
parish: "St Helens St Helen"
listEntryUrl: "https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1274840"
gridReference: "SZ 625 899"
---

# St Helen, Seaview

St Helen’s Church on Eddington Road, between St Helens and Nettlestone on the Isle of Wight, is a Grade II parish church of 1717, rebuilt in 1829, in the Diocese of Portsmouth.

## Overview

The medieval church of St Helena stood on St Helens Duver until the sea claimed it. A new church was built about a mile inland in 1717 and consecrated in 1719. Historic England records a rebuild of 1829 and a chancel of 1862. The present building is cruciform, of stone rubble with brick quoins, with a crenellated west tower compared in the list entry to St Thomas, Ryde. Windows are pointed, with wooden Y-tracery. There are transepts but no aisles.

Wall tablets commemorate Sir Nash Grose (d. 1814) and Edward Grose (d. 1815). The church stands in a large churchyard in the civil parish of Nettlestone and Seaview and remains the parish church of St Helens. It is served with neighbouring churches through the Haven Churches group.

## Further Information

- [Historic England list entry 1274840](https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1274840)
- [Haven Churches](http://www.havenchurches.org.uk/)
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Helen%27s_Church,_St_Helens,_Isle_of_Wight)