Church of St John the Baptist, Outwood

Church in Surrey, England

51°11′54″N 0°06′46″W / 51.1982°N 0.1128°W / 51.1982; -0.1128LocationBrickfield Road, Outwood, SurreyCountryEnglandDenominationChurch of EnglandWebsitehttp://www.windmillchurches.co.ukHistoryStatusParish ChurchDedicated1869ArchitectureArchitect(s)William Burges
W.P. ManningArchitectural typeChurchStylePlain lancet/Anglo-Norman (revival), Grade II listedSpecificationsCapacityc.150Bells4 (full circle)AdministrationDioceseAnglican Diocese of SouthwarkParishOutwoodClergyBishop(s)Bishop of SouthwarkAuxiliary Bishop(s)Bishop of CroydonVicar(s)Rev. Nicholas CalverDeanDean of TandridgeArchdeaconArchdeacon of Reigate

The Church of St John the Baptist, Outwood, is the parish church of Outwood, Surrey, England.

Clergy and style of worship

Part of the Diocese of Southwark, the style of worship is traditional and its Christmas Eve services are an afternoon crib service with candles and midnight mass. This is preceded on a preceding Sunday by a carol service. The clergy serve the parishes Burstow and Horne as one benefice.^[1]

Building, setting and amenities

Architecture

The early medieval style building was built in 1869 and designed by William Burges. Its tower of 1876 is by W. P. Manning featuring a half-octagonal projection (bastion) beside one of its two buttresses and near the modest porch.^[2] The interior has a simple brick design, whilst the exterior is of knapped stone with a stuccoed tower over brick.^[3] The church is a Grade II listed building.^[4] J. Mordaunt Crook describes it as "outspoken to the point of bluntness",^[2] and Nairn comments that it is "honest, but not very good".^[3]

Setting

The church is bounded on three sides by land owned by the National Trust: a farm, common meadow and dense woodland. The church has a vestry housing robes for choir and clergy. The church has a maintained graveyard surrounding.

Amenities

The exterior of the church is in local Reigate Stone and the interior is brick with timbered beams and an acorn-shaped strip wood ceiling. The interior brick finish is intricate pointing, a showcase of Victorian workmanship. The building is heated and supplied with electricity.

Parish

Outwood is a parish of the Church of England which overlaps its civil parish. This area's nearest town is Horley and has a high proportion of farms and cottages on radiating rural roads making it somewhat dispersed. The church is 0.5 miles (0.80 km) from the nucleus of the village and faces a junction with the last house of a road leading directly to the village.

The current parish was formed on 19 August 1870 from parts of five medieval parishes; Burstow, Blechingley, Horley, Horne, and Nutfield, surrounding villages, a close cluster being Burstow (its most populous part being the mainly late 20th century village Smallfield) and Horne.^[5]

Other

Bell ringing is practised on Monday evenings.^[6]

Notes

^ "Outwood, St John the Baptist - South Nutfield with Outwood - Godstone Deanery - The Diocese of Southwark". Southwark.anglican.org. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
^ ^a ^b Crook 1981a, p. 216
^ ^a ^b Cherry, Nairn & Pevsner, p. 400
^ Historic England. "St John the Baptist (1403249)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
^ H.E. Malden, ed. (1911). "Parishes: Burstow". A History of the County of Surrey: Volume 3. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
^ "St John's Bells" Article by Windmill Churches - the congregations of the three parishes of the benefice.

References

Crook, J. Mordaunt (1981a). William Burges and the High Victorian Dream. John Murray. ISBN 978-0-7195-3822-3.
Cherry, Bridget; Nairn, Ian; Nikolaus, Pevsner (1987). The Buildings Of England: Surrey. Penguin. ISBN 0-14-071021-3.

William Burges

Castles, houses
colleges and
memorials

Churches

Furniture

Family and
relationships

Alfred Burges (father)
John Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute (patron)
John Starling Chapple (architect and office manager)
William Frame (architect and collaborator)
Ceccardo Egidio Fucigna (sculptor and collaborator)
Axel Haig (collaborator)
Horatio Walter Lonsdale (chief artist)
Thomas Nicholls (main sculptor)
William Gualbert Saunders (designer and collaborator)

Unexecuted designs

Sabrina Fountain

District of Tandridge

Settlements
(grouped by associated
post town)

Caterham	Caterham on the Hill Caterham Valley Chaldon Whyteleafe Woldingham
Godstone	Godstone
East Grinstead	Felbridge Felcourt
Horley	Horne Burstow
Lingfield	Crowhurst Dormansland Lingfield Newchapel Smallfield
Oxted	Hurst Green Limpsfield Limpsfield Chart Oxted Tandridge Titsey
Redhill	Bletchingley Nutfield
Warlingham	Chelsham Farleigh Fickleshole Hamsey Green (part) Warlingham
Westerham	Tatsfield

Places of worship

All Saints Church, Oxted
Church of St John the Baptist, Outwood
London England Temple (LDS Church)
List of places of worship in Tandridge (district)
Sacred Heart Church, Caterham

Education

Transport

Railway stations	Caterham Dormans Godstone Hurst Green Lingfield Nutfield Oxted Upper Warlingham Whytleafe
Roads	A22 A25 M23 M25
Other	North Downs Way/Pilgrims' Way Greensand Way

Buildings and structures

Heritage buildings and grounds	Bletchingley Castle Titsey Place
Spectator sports	Lingfield Park Racecourse
Theatre	Orpheus Centre, Godstone
Lakes, watersports and wildlife	Hedgecourt Lake Nature Reserve, Felbridge Wire Mill Recreational Lake, Felbridge Mercers Park Country Park, Nutfield Marsh

Sport

Football	Farleigh Rovers F.C. Lingfield F.C. Warlingham F.C. Whyteleafe F.C.
Cricket	Caterham Cricket Club

The administrative centre is Oxted. The largest town is Caterham.
Three of the post towns have urban centres Caterham, Godstone and Oxted. Lingfield and Warlingham are major villages which have post town status. The others are outside the area.