West Lavington is a village and civil parish on the edge of Midhurst in the Chichester district of West Sussex, England. It contains a small private nursery school and the (now deconsecrated) church of St Mary Magdalene.
The church was constructed for Henry Edward Manning[3] who was at the time rector of Woolavington, now East Lavington, with West Lavington forming a detached portion of that parish until 1851. The churchyard contains the grave of Richard Cobden although he lived in the neighbouring parish of Heyshott.
As a result of falling congregations and the church's poor condition, St Mary Magdalene church (a Grade II* listed building)[4] was closed in September 2008 and the congregation transferred to neighbouring Cocking.[5][6] The two parishes were subsequently united and are now known as "The Parish of Cocking with West Lavington".[7] In 2013, the church at West Lavington was offered for sale, although the graveyard will continue to belong to the parish with public access.[8][9]
Listed buildings
As well as the church, there are 14 other listed structures in the parish, including several associated with Cobden and a bridge over the former Rother Navigation[10] at The Wharf in Midhurst.[11]
Demographics
In the 2001 census there were 111 households with a total population of 298 of whom 115 were economically active.[1] At the 2011 Census the population of the civil parish was 276.[2]
1 2 "Civil parish 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
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