St John the Baptist’s Church, Clayton
St John the Baptist's Church is the Church of England parish church of the village of Clayton in Mid Sussex District, one of seven local government districts in the English county of West Sussex.Photo: The Voice of Hassocks, Public domain.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: church in Mid Sussex, England, UK
- Also known as: “Church of Saint John the Baptist”, “Church of St John the Baptist”, “St John The Baptist”, and “St John the Baptist, Clayton”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hassocks railway station and Wolstonbury Hill.
Hassocks railway station
Railway station
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hassocks railway station is on the Brighton Main Line in England, serving the village of Hassocks, West Sussex. It is 43 miles 42 chains down the line from London Bridge via Redhill and is situated between Burgess Hill and Preston Park. Hassocks railway station is situated 1 mile north of St John the Baptist’s Church, Clayton.
Wolstonbury Hill
Peak
Photo: Cupcakekid, CC BY 2.5.
Wolstonbury Hill is a 58.9-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-west of in West Sussex, within South Downs National Park. It is owned by the National Trust and part of it is a Scheduled Monument.
Clayton Windmills
Residential area
Photo: Sue Wallace, CC BY 2.0.
The Clayton Windmills, known locally as Jack and Jill, stand on the South Downs above the village of Clayton, West Sussex, England. They comprise a post mill and a tower mill, and the roundhouse of a former post mill. All three are Grade II* listed buildings. Clayton Windmills is situated 2,400 feet southeast of St John the Baptist’s Church, Clayton.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Clayton and Hassocks.
Clayton
Village
Photo: Cupcakekid, CC BY 2.5.
Clayton is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Hassocks, in the Mid Sussex district, in the county of West Sussex, England. It lies at the foot of the South Downs, 41 miles south of London, 6 miles north of Brighton, and 28 miles east northeast of the county town of Chichester.
Hassocks
Village
Photo: Hassocks5489, Public domain.
Hassocks is a village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England. Its name is believed to derive from the tufts of grass found in the surrounding fields.
Keymer
Village
Photo: Paste, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Keymer is a village in the civil parish of Hassocks, in the Mid Sussex district of West Sussex, England. It lies on the B2116 road 2.4 miles south of Burgess Hill.
St John the Baptist’s Church, Clayton
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Pyecombe, Mid Sussex District, West Sussex, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.91051° or 50° 54′ 38″ northLongitude
-0.15335° or 0° 9′ 12″ westOpen location code
9C2XWR6W+6MOpenStreetMap ID
way 599974417OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q7593716
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Japanese—“St John the Baptist’s Church, Clayton” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه القديس يوحنا المعمدان”
- Japanese: “聖ヨハネ・バプテスト教会”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hillside and Southdown Lodge.
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