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North Ambersham
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North Ambersham is a former civil parish, now in the parish of Fernhurst, in the Chichester district of West Sussex, England. Until 1844 North Ambersham was a detached part of Hampshire and was a tithing of the parish of Steep. Under the Parliamentary Boundaries Act 1832 (2 & 3 Will. 4. c. 64) and the Counties (Detached Parts) Act 1844 (7 & 8 Vict. c. 61), it was annexed to Sussex. For ecclesiastical purposes this tithing was attached to Fernhurst. [1] In 1866 North Ambersham became a separate civil parish, [2] on 1 April 1972 the parish was abolished and merged with Fernhurst. [3] In 1971 the parish had a population of 176. [4]

Notes

  1. Kelly's Directory of Sussex 1899 p. 330
  2. "Relationships and changes North Ambersham Tg/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time . Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  3. "Midhurst and Petworth Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  4. "Population statistics North Ambersham Tg/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 17 May 2024.


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