Egdean
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| Egdean | |
| Sussex | |
|---|---|
 Church of St. Bartholomew | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SU998199 |
| Location: | 50°58’12"N, 0°34’46"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Pulborough |
| Postcode: | RH20 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Chichester |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Arundel and South Downs |
Egdean (pronounced 'Egg-deen') is a small village in Sussex, just off the A283 road just under two miles south-east of Petworth (to whose civil parish it has been assigned).
The parish church is St Bartholomew, dating from the 16th century.
In earlier centuries a horse fair was held at Egdean. It was one of the last occasions on which the 3rd Earl of Egremont was seen out in public before he died in 1837.[1] The earl gave a £20 prize for the best three-year-old colt or filly.[2]
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References
- ↑ Sheila Haines and Leigh Lawson, Poor Cottages & Proud Palaces. The life and work of the Reverend Thomas Sockett of Petworth 1777-1859 The Hastings Press 2007 ISBN 978-1-904109-16-7 p191
- ↑ Sussex Agricultural Press The library of agricultural and horticultural knowledge 1830 p274-5
