This page includes information on where St Margaret's Church is located and how to find us. See also About our Churches, PCC Members and the Fabric Plans.
St Margaret's church is located in the centre of the village and can be accessed from West Street or the High Street. The church is usually open every day of the week from about 9 am, or sometimes earlier.
The Parish of Ditchling, Streat and Westmeston comprises the original parish of Ditchling and that of Streat and Westmeston. It is a classic example of a Saxon Sussex strip parish, straddling the South Downs and the Sussex Weald on the borders of East and West Sussex. Its centre is located seven miles north of Brighton, at the junction of the B2112 and the B2116. Hassocks station on the main London to Brighton line is just over a mile to the west of the village. East Sussex County Council operates the 'Rider' bus service between Burgess Hill, Hassocks, Ditchling and Lewes; for time tables please contact the Council on 01273 478007.
The ancient village sitting below Ditchling Beacon has some of the finest listed buildings in Sussex, and holds a unique position in the country for the size and history of its artistic community, which reached its peak in the early 20th century when the parish was the focal point of a large arts and crafts movement.
The church with its churchyard, the village green, the village pond and Ditchling museum all share the space to the north west of the village cross roads, and the area is seen as the focal point for the village itself.
Access to the church for disabled folk is not ideal at present, but most easily achieved via Church Lane which runs off the High Street.
Ditchling museum holds a unique collection of work by all of the Ditchling artists and craftsmen. An award winning gallery was added in 1993 to house the work of Eric Gill and members of the artistic guild he established. An important part of the museum's collecting policy is to add to this holding, and recent acquisitions include eight works by the artist David Jones who joined the Guild after the First World War. Other famous artists and calligraphers who lived and worked in the village included Sir Frank Brangwyn and Edward Johnson, and the weaver Ethel Mairet