Tarring Neville
| Tarring Neville | |
| Sussex | |
|---|---|
 St Mary's Church | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TQ442037 |
| Location: | 50°49’12"N, 0°3’0"E |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Newhaven |
| Postcode: | BN9 |
| Dialling code: | 01273 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Lewes |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Lewes |
Tarring Neville is a village in Sussex, five miles south of Lewes, on the A26 road to Newhaven. The south-west border of the parish runs along the River Ouse, the parish extending into the South Downs.
Name
Tarring is believed to be derived from either Tare(tar) ing(fort or stronghold) or Torr(Tower) ing(fort or stronghold) so it translates to the Tar Fort or Tower Fort. The most likely explanation for this name is to mean that this was where ships were waterproofed with tar.
The Neville suffix was added after the Norman conquest in 1066 when the Neville family took ownership of the village.[1]
About the village
The parish church, St Mary's, is a Grade I listed building. It was built in the 13th century and has a 14th-century font.[2]
Two other Grade II listed buildings within the parish are the Manor Farmhouse[3] and associated barn.[4]
South of the village, along the A26 road, is the Tarring Neville chalk quarry, which produces high quality chalk used locally for the manufacture of plaster.
Outside links
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References
- ↑ "VillageNet". http://sussex.villagenet.co.uk/tarringneville.php. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- ↑ National Heritage List 1222661: Tarring Neville (Grade I listing)
- ↑ National Heritage List 1222716: Manor Farmhouse (Grade II listing)
- ↑ National Heritage List 1222718: Barn near Manor Farmhouse (Grade II listing)
