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The remains of a chapel at Otham Court constitute the fragmentary vestiges of a medieval religious structure located in Sussex. The site is designated as a scheduled ancient monument reflecting its historical importance to the local ecclesiastical landscape. The chapel dates to the medieval period, though the extent of surviving fabric and precise construction chronology require reference to specialist archaeological assessment. The remains demonstrate the former presence of private or manorial religious provision within the Sussex countryside during the medieval era.
Remains of chapel at Otham Court is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002243. View the official record →
The remains of a chapel at Otham Court constitute the fragmentary vestiges of a medieval religious structure located in Sussex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002243.
Remains of chapel at Otham Court is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1002243.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two bowl barrows south of Pashley (7.6 km), The Wish Tower: martello tower no 73 (7.9 km), Medieval farmstead and regular aggregate field system, 805m west of Crapham Barn (8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Remains of chapel at Otham Court's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Remains of chapel at Otham Court stands on Wealden Group, bedrock that formed in the Barremian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.