Stoughton, West Sussex

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Stoughton
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Stoughton
Location within West Sussex
Area28.97 km2 (11.19 sq mi)  [1]
Population659.  2011 Census [2]
•  Density 22/km2 (57/sq mi)
OS grid reference SU802114
•  London 53 miles (85 km) NE
Civil parish
  • Stoughton
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Chichester
Postcode district PO18 9
Dialling code 023
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50°53′49″N0°51′39″W / 50.89697°N 0.8608°W / 50.89697; -0.8608

Stoughton is a village and civil parish in the District of Chichester in West Sussex, England located nine kilometres (5.6 miles) north west of Chichester east of the B2146 road, on a lane leading to East Marden. The parish has a land area of 2,987 hectares (7,380 acres). In the 2001 census 631 people lived in 255 households, of whom 286 were economically active. [1] At the 2011 Census the population including Walderton had increased to 659. [2] The parish is crossed from west to east by the Monarch's Way long-distance footpath, which passes through the villages of Stoughton and Walderton. There is one pub, The Hare and Hounds.

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Famous 19th-century cricketer George Brown was born in the village.

The parish church

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St. Mary's church

The church, standing on a hillside overlooking the village, is of late Saxon or early Norman origin. [3] Built around 1050, the church was restored around 1850. The Trinity Episcopal Church of Stoughton Massachusetts, USA received a stone from the ribbing in the old church's chancel area as a gift in 1935, presented to then Rector Marshall. It was placed in the floor of the pulpit.[ citation needed ] The restoration of some of its outer walls was at the behest of Elizabeth Killick, a naval engineer who was the first woman to become a fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering. [4]

Landmarks

Kingley Vale lies on the border of the parish which is a Site of Special Scientific Interest and a national nature reserve. It is noted for its Yew woodlands. [5] The site is also known for its archaeological interest including the Bronze Age barrow cemetery known as the Devil's Humps, Bronze Age and Roman earthworks, cross dykes, a camp and a field system.

War memorial

Memorial to Bolesiaw Wiasnowolski V.M., K.W. Memorial to Boleslaw Wlasnowolski V.M., K.W. - geograph.org.uk - 9297.jpg
Memorial to Bolesiaw Wiasnowolski V.M., K.W.

There is a memorial to Pilot Officer Bolesław Własnowolski V.M., K.W., by the side of the path to Kingley Vale, next to the field where his Hurricane crashed in November 1940. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "2001 Census: West Sussex – Population by Parish" (PDF). West Sussex County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2009.
  2. 1 2 "Civil parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  3. ↑ The corpus of Romanesque sculpture [ permanent dead link ]
  4. ↑ "Elizabeth Killick obituary". The Times. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  5. ↑ "SSSI Citation — Kingley Vale" (PDF). Natural England. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
  6. ↑ "Traces of War: Memorial Hawker Hurricane V7221" . Retrieved 19 September 2024.

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