North Mundham
| North Mundham | |
| Sussex | |
|---|---|
 Church of St. Stephen | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SU875023 |
| Location: | 50°48’50"N, -0°45’31"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 1,201 (2011) |
| Post town: | Chichester |
| Postcode: | PO20 |
| Dialling code: | 01243 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Chichester |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Chichester |
North Mundham is a village in Sussex, beside the B2166 road two miles south-east of Chichester.
Name
The earliest known appearance of the name is se norþra Mundan ham, which is listed as appurtenant in a charter from AD 680 by which Cædwalla of Wessex gave Pagham to Wilfrid.[1] This may mean 'the north protectors' homestead'.[2]
History
Mundham (not distinguishing between North Mundham and South Mundham) was listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 in the Hundred of Stockbridge as having 30 households, plough lands, church and mills, and a value of 8 pounds.[3]
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References
- ↑ Birch, W. (Ed.). (2012). Cartularium Saxonicum: A Collection of Charters Relating to Anglo-Saxon History (Cambridge Library Collection - Mediæval History). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/CBO9781139177337
- ↑ Mills, Anthony David: 'A Dictionary of British Place-Names' (Oxford University Press, 2003) ISBN 978-0-19-852758-9
- ↑ North Mundham in the Domesday Book