Church in the Wood
Church in the Wood, officially known as St Leonard's Church and originally as St Rumbold's Church, is an Anglican church in the Hollington area of the town and borough of Hastings, one of six local government districts in the English county of East Sussex.Photo: The Voice of Hassocks, Public domain.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: grade II listed church in Hastings, East Sussex, England, UK
- Also known as: “Church in the Wood, Hollington”, “Church Of St Leonard In The Wood”, and “Saint Leonard”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Anne and Marline Valley Woods.
St Anne
Church
Photo: David Anstiss, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Anne is a church, which is situated 1,500 feet southeast of Church in the Wood.
Marline Valley Woods
Nature reserve
Photo: Robin Webster, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Marline Valley Woods is a 55.1-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the western outskirts of Hastings in East Sussex. An area of 40.3 hectares is a Local Nature Reserve owned by Hastings Borough Council and managed by the Sussex Wildlife Trust.
St John the Evangelist
Church
Photo: Basher Eyre, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St John the Evangelist is a church, which is situated 3,500 feet northeast of Church in the Wood.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint Leonards-on-Sea and Hastings.
Saint Leonards-on-Sea
Town
Photo: Jules & Jenny, CC BY 2.0.
St Leonards-on-Sea is a town and seaside resort in the borough of Hastings in East Sussex, England. It has been part of the borough since the late 19th century and lies to the west of central Hastings. Saint Leonards-on-Sea is situated 2 miles southeast of Church in the Wood.
Hastings
Photo: Natataek, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hastings is a seaside town in East Sussex in southeast England. It's run down, but has budget accommodation and several sites of interest. Hastings is most famous for the battle that took place there in 1066 between King Harold's English and William the Conqueror's Normans.
Belmont
Suburb
Belmont is a suburb of Hastings in East Sussex, England. The village falls within the Borough of Hastings. Belmont is situated 3 miles east of Church in the Wood.
Church in the Wood
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Hastings District, East Sussex, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.87432° or 50° 52′ 28″ northLongitude
0.53805° or 0° 32′ 17″ eastOpen location code
9F22VGFQ+P6OpenStreetMap ID
way 313322483OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q5116771
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In Other Languages
“Church in the Wood” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “الكنيسه فى الغابه”
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