All Saints Church, Buncton

operating as a parish church with its rectors also officiating at nearby St Mary’s at Wiston. In the 15th century though, All Saints ceased to have parish status and was linked to the church of St Peter and St Paul in Ashington. From the 17th century the church held monthly services, though being set in a wood, and across a stream at a somewhat isolated location it was not used during winter months at that time, when services instead took place at Ashington.

All Saints Church was made a Grade 1 listed building by English Heritage on 15th of March 1955. More recently the church was in the parish of Wiston and the Chichester Diocese declared it redundant in 2009. Today though, Buncton Church is back in use, taking over the role of St Mary’s Church, Wiston, which is currently redundant and leased to the Wiston Estate. All Saints Church, Buncton offers a

Judy Upton