Heyshott

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Heyshott
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Heyshott
Location within West Sussex
Area9.38 km2 (3.62 sq mi)  [1]
Population270.  2011 Census [2]
•  Density 33/km2 (85/sq mi)
OS grid reference SU897181
•  London 46 miles (74 km) NE
Civil parish
  • Heyshott
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town MIDHURST
Postcode district GU29
Dialling code 01730
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50°57′20″N0°43′26″W / 50.95563°N 0.72392°W / 50.95563; -0.72392

Heyshott is a village, Anglican parish and civil parish in the Chichester district of West Sussex, England. It is approximately three miles south of Midhurst and lies within the South Downs National Park. Like many villages it has lost its shop but still has one pub, The Unicorn Inn. The hamlet of Hoyle is to the northeast of the village. [3]

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History

In the reign of Henry VIII (1509-1547), the manor was associated with Petworth, and in the 19th century was the property of Lord Leconfield. [4]

Civil parish

In the 2001 census the parish covered 938 hectares (2316 acres) and had 131 households with a total population of 309 of whom 137 residents were economically active. The 2011 Census population was 270. [2]

Anglican parish

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St James's Church

The Anglican parish church is dedicated to St James the Great. Bishop Morris Maddocks is buried at the local church, alongside his wife Anne.

Parish records date back to 1690. [4]

The area of the parish in the mid-19th century was 2,171 acres (879 ha) and the parish population was 396. [4]

Features and events

Heyshott holds an annual bonfire and firework display, which is held on a Saturday evening close to 5 November, from 7pm.

It also gives its name to the nearby site, "Heyshott Down Nature Reserve" - which is found just to the south of the village. The reserve is an SSSI (site of special scientific interest) containing neolithic and Bronze Age earthworks on a chalk grassland. [5] The reserve offers a view over the village and a large portion of the south-western Weald.

There is a large number of listed buildings in and around the village, including the church, many cottages and a telephone kiosk. [6]

Notable people

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References

  1. ↑ "2001 Census: West Sussex – Population by Parish" (PDF). West Sussex County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2009.
  2. 1 2 "Civil Parish 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  3. ↑ Ordnance Survey
  4. 1 2 3 "GENUKI: Heyshott" . Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  5. ↑ "National Trails" . Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  6. ↑ "British Listed Buildings: Heyshott" . Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  7. ↑ Historic England. "Dunford House (Grade II) (1025929)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  8. ↑ Messervy, Frank. "ODNB 1871-1980: Messervy". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
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