---
title: "St Mary the Virgin, East Worldham"
description: "Located in East Worldham, Hampshire. Built 13th century; restored 1865. Diocese of Winchester. Grade II*. Early English style."
category: "Church"
tags: ["Church","Church of England","Hampshire","East Worldham","Grade II*","Early English"]
canonical: "https://thebritishgazette.com/post/st-mary-virgin-east-worldham"
pubDate: "2026-09-06T01:37:52.830Z"
dateModified: "2026-09-07T14:53:51.333Z"
location: "East Worldham, Hampshire"
country: "England"
county: "Hampshire"
town: "East Worldham"
address: "Church Lane, East Worldham, Hampshire, GU34 3AQ"
postcode: "GU34 3AQ"
built: "13th century; restored 1865"
architect: "David Brandon"
denomination: "Church of England"
dedications: ["Mary"]
diocese: "Winchester"
grade: "II*"
style: "Early English"
materials: "Stone walls, tiled roof, shingled timber bell turret"
openingHours: "The church is open 9am to 5pm."
parish: "East Worldham St Mary the Virgin"
listEntryUrl: "https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1351156"
accessNotes: "Level access to the main areas. Accessible toilets nearby"
---

# St Mary the Virgin, East Worldham

St Mary the Virgin is the Grade II* parish church of East Worldham, a South Downs village east of Alton in Hampshire, in the Diocese of Winchester.

## Overview

The fabric is thirteenth-century Early English: a nave with lancets and deep roll-moulded reveals, a short chancel (the former apse removed), and a western timber bell turret with a shingled spire. North and south nave doorways have deeply moulded arches on recessed shafts. David Brandon restored the church in 1865, adding a small vestry and south porch while rebuilding much of the nave to the original design. A medieval tomb recess in the south wall of the nave holds a female effigy traditionally associated with Philippa Chaucer. There are seventeenth- and eighteenth-century wall monuments and a Victorian font. Stained glass includes work by Hardman & Co. Magdalen College, Oxford, is patron of the living.

## Further Information

- [Historic England list entry 1351156](https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1351156)
- [Wikipedia: East Worldham](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Worldham)