Buncton

infobox UK place
country = England
official_name= Buncton
static_

static_image_caption= All Saints Church at Buncton dates from the 11th or 12th century
population =
civil_parish= Wiston
shire_district= Horsham
shire_county = West Sussex
region= South East England
constituency_westminster= Arundel and South Downs
post_town= STEYNING
postcode_area= BN
postcode_district= BN44
dial_code=
os_grid_reference= TQ145139
latitude= 50.91332
longitude= -0.37259

Buncton is a small village in the Horsham District of West Sussex, England, part of the civil parish of Wiston. It lies to the east of the A24 road, about 20 miles (32km) south of Horsham.

The most notable building in Buncton is its church. This 11th or 12th century structure is composed mainly of flint and rubble masonry with some fragments of tile salvaged from the earlier Roman building that existed nearby. [Victoria County History: A History of the County of Sussex: Volume 6 Part 2, p73] The church was built by the monks of neighbouring Sele Priory, and parts of the stonework show evidence of having been previously used at Sele. The church contained a curious carving, claimed by some to be an example of a "sheela-na-gig", which was destroyed by an act of vandalism in 2004, [ [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article404323.ece Pagan whodunnit grips village] , Adrian Lee , "The Times" (UK), December 20, 2004.] .

Until 2007 All Saints' was a district Chapel of ease, subordinate to St Mary's Church at Wiston, but in that year the status of the two buildings was reversed, with All Saints' becoming the Parish Church.

Buncton Tea Rooms (also known as Wiston Tea Rooms), next to the Post Office, are a popular summer venue for local people, where a wide variety of chickens, ducks, and other domestic fowl roam in the gardens amidst the tea room tables.

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