Worthing nr. Brighton

The Victoria County History (Sussex, vol. 6, pt. 1, 1980) notes: "A chapel at Worthing was recorded in 1291, [...] and in 1410 was being used for mass. [...] The chapel still existed in the early 16th century, [...] but by 1575 was in private hands. [...] It had been demolished by 1635 [...] That site is unknown". The VCH (ibid.) further notes that a new chapel -later a church- dedicated to St. Paul was built in the early-19th century, and "In 1894 the dean and chapter of Chichester presented a font, probably 15th-century, from the cathedral." [NB: we have no information on the font from the original 13th-century chapel here -- all other churches in Worthing are also 19th-century or later].