St Nicholas' Church in Worth, a village now surrounded by Crawley's eastern suburbs, is one of the most complete surviving Saxon churches in England. The nave, chancel arch, and most of the walls date to around 950 AD — before the Norman Conquest — making it substantially older than the vast majority of English parish churches. The characteristic Saxon long-and-short stonework at the quoins and the apse at the east end are the tell-tale signs.
The interior is notable for three large Saxon chancel arches and a chancel apse that are architecturally unusual for their period. The building was heavily restored in the Victorian era but the Saxon fabric remains dominant. It is a Grade I listed building and one of the most architecturally significant pre-Conquest churches in south-east England.
Worth village itself is a quiet contrast to the surrounding new-town development, with a churchyard that suggests the former rural character of this part of Sussex. The church is about 3km east of Crawley town centre, reachable by local bus or a 35-minute walk.