Barnham, West Sussex

Village and parish in West Sussex, England

Human settlement in England

Barnham

St Mary the Virgin Church, Barnham

Barnham

Location within West Sussex

Area| 3.73 km2 (1.44 sq mi) [1]
Population| 1,391 (Civil Parish.2011)[2]
• Density| 373/km2 (970/sq mi)
OS grid reference| SU959044
• London| 51 miles (82 km) NNE
Civil parish|

* Barnham and Eastergate

District|

* Arun

Shire county|

* West Sussex

Region|

* South East

Country| England
Sovereign state| United Kingdom
Post town| BOGNOR REGIS
Postcode district| PO22
Dialling code| 01243
Police| Sussex
Fire| West Sussex
Ambulance| South East Coast
UK Parliament|

* Arundel and South Downs

Website| https://barnhamandeastergate-pc.gov.uk

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England
West Sussex

50°49′52″N 0°38′18″W﻿ / ﻿50.83109°N 0.63824°W﻿ / 50.83109; -0.63824

Barnham is a village, Anglican parish[3] and former civil parish, now in the civil parish of Barnham and Eastergate, in the Arun district of West Sussex, England, centred about 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Bognor Regis. On 1 April 2019 the parish was merged with Eastergate to form "Barnham and Eastergate".[4][5] In 2011 the parish had a population of 1391.

## History

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Barnham is listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as having a mill, a church and 24 households, and woodland, plough land and meadows.[6] It retains some of its rich agricultural history, having had very little woodland for many centuries, and gently rolling cereal fields and pasture instead.

In 1861 the ecclesiastical parish extended to 730 acres (300 ha) with a population of 125.[3]

## Geography

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West Barnham forms a semi-rural conurbation with Barnham (the main settlement in the former civil parish of Eastergate - see below) which had 3,107 people living in it 2001. As with many other such villages in the south-east of England just outside the Metropolitan Green Belt with accessible to centres of employment and resorts for the retired, accepted construction in the early part of the 21st century has included retirement apartments and other residential expansion.

The cattle market (founded in 1890 but now long gone) was, in its heyday, considered to be one of the most important in Sussex for both cattle and cereals.

In the 20th century this area, on alluvial soils, was important for market gardening; There are many large, industrial-sized greenhouses in the area, although very few were within the parish boundary.

## Governance

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An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward includes Aldingbourne and surrounding area with a total population at the 2011 census of 8,627.[7]

## Amenities

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The parish church, dedicated to St Mary, was given to the Abbey of Lessay in Normandy in 1105 and later passed to Boxgrove Priory.[8] There is an elaborate carved rectangular font of Sussex marble.[9] The white wooden tower was once regarded as an important aid to shipping in the English Channel. There are places of worship for Roman Catholics and Methodists.[3]

The Murrell Arms

A pub remains in Barnham, the Murrell Arms - originally a farmhouse, built in 1750, and licensed since 1866.

Another public house served the village from the early 20th century until 2010: The Barnham Bridge Inn which closed when the brewery was taken into administration. In July 2014, work commenced to turn the premises into a supermarket.

Barnham Windmill is on the South-Eastern boundary of the village on the road to Yapton. The present windmill was built in 1829 and has undergone start-and-stop restoration for over a decade, although there seems to have been little work done since 2007. The windmill used to be accessible through the adjacent tea rooms, but when the tea rooms closed in 2005, so did access to the mill. In August 2009, work began to turn the tea rooms and adjacent property into five dwellings, with the provisional development plans stating that the windmill would be turned into a '4/5 bedroom house'.[10]

Barnham Court

Part of the Portsmouth-Arundel Canal (opened in 1823 but now disused and filled in) is visible to the SE of the village, including remains of the locks and pivots used for the locking mechanisms.

## History

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St Mary's Church represents the heart of 'Old Barnham', but when the railway station and junction for Bognor Regis were built approximately one mile north of the church, the focus of the village shifted as businesses built premises adjacent to the station and this was followed by housing developments centred on this location.

## References

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1. ^ "2001 Census: West Sussex – Population by Parish" (PDF). West Sussex County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2009.
2. ^ Key Statistics; Quick Statistics: Population Density Archived 11 February 2003 at the Wayback Machine United Kingdom Census 2011 Office for National Statistics Retrieved 21 November 2013
3. ^ a b c "GENUKI: Barnham, West Sussex". Retrieved 29 September 2023.
4. ^ "The Arun District Council (Reorganisation of Community Governance) Order 2019 No. 1" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 August 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
5. ^ "Barnham and Eastergate". Mapit. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
6. ^ "Open Domesday: Barnham". Retrieved 19 November 2022.
7. ^ "Ward population 2011.Accessdate=13 October 2015".
8. ^ A P Baggs; H M Warne (1997). T P Hudson (ed.). "A History of the County of Sussex: Volume 5 Part 1 - Arundel Rape: south-western part, including Arundel". Victoria County History. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
9. ^ "St Mary, Barnham, Sussex". Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain and Ireland. 2008. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
10. ^ "Historic windmill to become apartments". Chichester Observer. Retrieved 13 May 2008.

## External links

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* Barnham Parish Council Archived 19 March 2013 at Wikiwix
* Barnham Windmill
* Barnham through the Ages (Arun District Council)
* Barnham in the Domesday Book

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Settlements in the Arun district of West Sussex

Towns|

* Arundel
* Bognor Regis
* Littlehampton

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* Aldingbourne
* Aldwick
* Ancton
* Angmering
* Atherington
* Barnham
* Bilsham
* Binsted
* Burpham
* Clapham
* Climping
* East Preston
* Eastergate
* Elmer
* Felpham
* Ferring
* Findon
* Flansham
* Fontwell
* Ford
* Houghton
* Kingston Gorse
* Lagness
* Lyminster
* Madehurst
* Middleton-on-Sea
* Nepcote
* North Bersted
* Nyetimber
* Offham
* Pagham
* Patching
* Poling
* Rose Green
* Rustington
* Shripney
* Slindon
* South Bersted
* South Stoke
* Toddington
* Tortington
* Walberton
* Warningcamp
* Wepham
* Westergate
* Wick
* Yapton

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* List of civil parishes in the Arun district

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