West Dean, West Sussex

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West Dean
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West Dean House
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Area24.84 km2 (9.59 sq mi) [1]
Population481 2011 Census[2]
• Density17/km2 (44/sq mi)
OS grid reference[[[:Template:Ordnance Survey url]] SU861126]
• London50 miles (80 km) NE
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Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townChichester
Postcode districtPO18
Dialling code01243
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West Dean is a village, Anglican parish and civil parish in the District of Chichester in West Sussex, England 5 miles (8 km) north of Chichester on the A286 road just west of Singleton. The parishes include the hamlets of Binderton and Chilgrove.

The civil parish has a land area of 6,136 acres (2,483 ha). The 2001 Census recorded 425 people living in 177 households, of whom 248 were economically active.[1] The village is on the Monarch's Way long-distance footpath.

West Dean is in the Lavant Valley in the South Downs and has a Church of England parish church and one public house, The Selsey Arms. The church and most of the houses are built of flint, in most cases with brick quoins and window dressings.

History

West Dean

The Manor of West Dean was in the ancient hundred of Singleton, but was not mentioned by name in the Domesday Book of 1086. West Dean is a large Anglican parish and in 1861 extended to 2,290 acres (930 ha) of arable, pasture, and woodland with a population of 681. The parish included Chilgrove.[3]

Binderton

The Domesday Book records Binderton (Bertredtone) in the Hundred of Singleton[4] in the lands belonging to Earl Roger. It says: Template:Quote

There is evidence of there having been both a chapel and church at Binderton, but not since the 17th century. Kelly's Directory of 1867 says:Template:Quote

The remains of the former chapel stand opposite Binderton House.[5]

Preston

Preston, now a farm between West Dean and Binderton, was considered significant enough to be included in the Domesday survey, where it was listed as having seven households: three villagers and four smallholders. It had ploughing lands and 6 acres (2.4 ha) of meadows.[6]

Parish church

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St Andrew's Church

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West Dean House

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Landmarks

Kingley Vale is on the border of the parish and is a Site of Special Scientific Interest and a national nature reserve. It is noted for its yew woodlands.[10] The site is also of archaeological interest including Bronze Age and Roman earthworks, cross dykes, Goosehill Camp on Bow HillLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found. and an ancient field system.

Binderton House is a 17th-century Grade II listed house, formerly the home of Anthony Eden.[11]

References

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  1. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."2001 Census: West Sussex – Population by Parish" (PDF). West Sussex County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2009.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Civil Parish 2011". Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."GENUKI: West Dean". Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Open Domesday: Binderton". Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Binderton – Dedication unknown". Sussex Parish Churches. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Open Domesday: Preston". Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Parish Church of St Andrew, West Dean". Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  8. ^ West Dean College
  9. ^ West Dean Gardens
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."SSSI Citation — Kingley Vale" (PDF). Natural England. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Prime (minister) property". The Telegraph. 17 November 2016.[dead link]


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