Once a larger building, the upper section of the round tower was removed in the 18th-century, and the chancel was demolished at a date between 1721 and 1820.

[4] The church is open daily, thanks to an automated keyless entry system installed by the PCC.

Regular services currently stop at Dereham railway station, but special sightseeing trains continued northwards to Worthing on 19 May 2018.

Worthing's two pubs, The Tanners Arms and The Swan Inn, had both closed by the mid 1960s, and are now private houses.

The local postman was quoted as stating that he delivered post to only 23 occupied dwellings in Worthing.