Stoughton, Sussex

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Stoughton
Sussex

Stoughton seen from the churchyard
Location
Grid reference: SU802114
Location: 50°53’49"N, -0°51’39"W
Data
Population: 659  (2011[1])
Post town: Rowland's Castle
Postcode: PO9
Dialling code: 023
Local Government
Council: Chichester
Parliamentary
constituency:
Chichester

Stoughton is a village and parish in Sussex, adjacent to the border with Hampshire. The village is located six miles north-west of Chichester east of the B2146 road, on a lane leading to East Marden.

In the 2001 census 631 people lived in 255 households, of whom 286 were economically active. At the 2011 Census the population including Walderton had increased to 659.[1] 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.

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

The parish church

St Mary's church

The church, standing on a hillside overlooking the village, is of late Saxon or early Norman origin.[2] Built around 1050, the church was restored around 1850. The Trinity Episcopal Church of Stoughton in Massachusetts, received a stone from the ribbing in the old churches chancel area as a gift in 1935, presented to then Rector Marshall. It was placed in the floor of the pulpit.

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.[3] 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.

There is a poignant 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.[4]

References

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