St Wilfrid's Saxon church

Church Norton had been a powerful and important place for nearly three hundred years before the Normans arrived however.

Church Norton owed its importance to St Wilfrid - the brave northern bishop who attempted to introduce Christianity into pagan Sussex in the 8th century.

Selsey - meaning Seal Island - was particularly isolated in Saxon times. St Wilfrid established his headquarters here at Church Norton and it remained a hub of Christianity in Sussex until the Normans built their grand cathedral at Chichester.

The shift in the location of the cathedral led to a huge change in the importance of Church Norton - today it would be hard to find a quieter place.

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Pictures of Pagham Harbour - index

• Bed and breakfast
• Selsey and Bracklesham bAY bed and breakfast
• Holiday homes near Pagham Harbour

• Arundel
• Bognor Regis
• Burgess Hill
• Chichester
• Crawley
• East Grinstead
• Haywards Heath
• Horsham
• Littlehampton
• Midhurst
• Petworth
• Shoreham-by-Sea
• Steyning
• Worthing

• Pagham Harbour home
• Common bird species at Pagham
• Longshore Drift
• Low Tide
• Pagham Flora and fauna
• Land reclaimation
• Bird roosting areas
• Management of the marine environment
• Pagham facts and figures
• Church Norton
• The Norman Castle
• More about the Castle
• Church Norton and St Wilfird
• Pagham Harbour entrance
• The marine environment
• The salt marsh

• Chichester Harbour, just round the corner from Pagham Harbour
• Pagham village
• Coastal Rowing clubs
• Sailing clubs and yacht clubs in West Sussex including Pagham Yacht Club
• Chichester Harbour sailing information
• Selsey village
• The story of how Selsey had always been at the mercy of the sea
SUSSEX INFO
• Full details of sports clubs in West Sussex
• West Sussex bed and breakfast guide

Wednesday February 08