St. Mary’s Church, Felpham
c. 1100 – The old church was pulled down and a stone replacement, still existing in parts of the nave, was built on its site.
1309 – First recorded Rector; Roger de Norton
1345 – Shaftesbury Abbey impropriated the church and possibly a small community of Nuns was then established in Felpham. The Abbess responsible for the upkeep of the church enlarged and rebuilt the chancel. It has been suggested that, until the Dissolution of the Monasteries, their nunnery may have been on the site of The Fox Inn.
1494 – a will of this date refers to “the church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary” of Felpham.
1565 – After the dissolution of Shaftesbury Abbey, the Rectory and Advowson were given to the Dean & Chapter of Chichester, who still hold them.