Three Tiered Sedilia St Mary The Virgin. North Stoke Church, Sussex, UK Royalty-Free Stock Photography

North Stoke Church, rededicated in 2007 to St Mary the Virgin after its medieval dedication was unexpectedly rediscovered, is a former Church of England parish church in the riverside hamlet of North Stoke in the Horsham District of West Sussex. The partly 11th-century cruciform building, set in an almost deserted village in a loop of the River Arun, is mostly unrestored and stands on an ancient earthwork which has pre-Christian origins. The building has architectural features and internal fittings spanning hundreds of years, including some very old stained glass and wall paintings andas three tiered sedilia for visiting and officiating priests to sit on. The church is a Grade 1 listed building.