Bepton
| Bepton | |
| Sussex | |
|---|---|
 Bepton Common | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SU856182 |
| Location: | 50°57’25"N, 0°46’57"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 234 (2011) |
| Post town: | Midhurst |
| Postcode: | GU29 |
| Dialling code: | 01730 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Chichester |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Chichester |
Bepton is a village in Sussex. According to the 2001 census it had 104 households with a population of 249 of whom 117 were economically active. The village is about three miles south-west of Midhurst.
History
Bepton (Babintone) is listed in the Domesday Book (1086) in the Hundred of Easebourne as having 23 households: 10 villagers, 10 smallholders and three slaves. With ploughing land and a church, it had a value to the lord of the manor of £5. The lord was an unspecified Geoffrey, and the tenant-in-chief was Earl Roger of Shrewsbury.[1]
In 1861, the population was 211, the parish was 1,224 acres and was mainly arable land. In Kelly's Directory of 1867, the church of St Mary was described as "an ancient flint building in the Anglo-Norman style, and has a nave, chancel, and tower".
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Bepton) |
- Bepton Parish Council
- Bepton guide
- A History of the County of Sussex - Volume 4 pp 41-43: Bepton (Victoria County History)
- Information on Bepton from GENUKI
References
- ↑ Bepton in the Domesday Book
