Merston

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Merston
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Merston
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OS grid reference SU895028
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Post town Chichester
Postcode district PO20
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50°49′05″N0°43′51″W / 50.8180°N 0.7308°W / 50.8180; -0.7308

Merston is a small village, an Anglican parish [1] and former civil parish, now in the civil parish of Oving, in the Chichester district of West Sussex, England. It lies just south of the A259 road 2.4 miles (3.9 km) southeast of Chichester. [2]

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History

Merston was listed in the Domesday Book (1086) in the ancient hundred of Boxgrove as having 16 households, meadows, plough land, and three mills. The tenant in chief was Earl Roger of Shrewsbury. [3]

In 1861, Merston Anglican parish's population was 79, and the parish was 710 acres (290 ha). [1]

In 1931 the parish had a population of 85. [4] On 1 April 1933 the civil parish was abolished and merged with Oving. [5]

Parish church

The 13th century St Giles church is a Grade I listed building. [6] The font is 12th century. The parish is now in the parish of North Mundham with Merston in the Diocese of Chichester, and St Giles is closed for services, [1] [7] The church's original registers are held by West Sussex Record Office in Chichester. [8] but open to visitors. [9]

RAF Merston

Nearby was RAF Merston, a World War II airfield. [10] The airfield was in use from 1939 to 1945. [11]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "GENUKI: Merston, Sussex" . Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  2. ↑ Ordnance Survey
  3. ↑ "Open Domesday: Merston" . Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  4. ↑ "Population statistics Merston AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time . Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  5. ↑ "Relationships and changes Merston AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  6. ↑ Historic England. "St Giles Church (Grade I) (1276899)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  7. ↑ "Church of England Heritage Record: Merston St Giles" . Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  8. ↑ "GENUKI: The Parish Church of St Giles" . Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  9. ↑ "Oving parish council: St Giles Church" . Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  10. ↑ "Merston". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust . Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  11. ↑ Lee, David (2005). Action Stations Revisited: The Complete History of Britain's Military Airfields. Vol. 3: South East England. Manchester, England: Crécy. pp. 224–225. ISBN   9780859791106.

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