Madehurst
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Madehurst is a small village and civil parish
in the Arun
District of West Sussex
, England
. It is located four miles (6.4 km) to the north-west of Arundel
, to the west of the A29 road
. The civil parish covers an area of 765.96ha and has a population of 105 persons (2001 census).
The village of Madehurst is situated in two beautiful valleys. The view from near Dale Park Farm over New Barn Farm towards Parletts Farm is very pleasant and people often walk here. A favourite walk is to the top of the Downs at Bignor Post. The walk starts from Chichester Lodge (on the A29), proceeds along the footpath, continues through The Drove, New Barn and Parletts farms and finishes at Stammers.
The population is kept artificially small since no new building is allowed under planning regulations. Many of the inhabitants are retired or commute as far afield as London.
The Anglican
parish church, dedicated to St. Mary Magdalene, is built of local flint
. It was restored and enlarged
in 1864, when the north aisle and a new chancel were added.
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
in the Arun
Arun
Arun is a local government district in West Sussex, England. It contains the towns of Arundel, Bognor Regis and Littlehampton, and takes its name from the River Arun, which runs through the centre of the district.-History:...
District of West Sussex
West Sussex
West Sussex is a county in the south of England, bordering onto East Sussex , Hampshire and Surrey. The county of Sussex has been divided into East and West since the 12th century, and obtained separate county councils in 1888, but it remained a single ceremonial county until 1974 and the coming...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is located four miles (6.4 km) to the north-west of Arundel
Arundel
Arundel is a market town and civil parish in the South Downs of West Sussex in the south of England. It lies south southwest of London, west of Brighton, and east of the county town of Chichester. Other nearby towns include Worthing east southeast, Littlehampton to the south and Bognor Regis to...
, to the west of the A29 road
A29 road
The A29 is a major road in England. It runs for approximately 34 miles from Capel, south of Dorking, leaving the A24, running through Billingshurst and Pulborough, crossing the South Downs at Bury Hill and passing Fontwell Park Racecourse before terminating on the B2166 on Bognor Regis sea...
. The civil parish covers an area of 765.96ha and has a population of 105 persons (2001 census).
The village of Madehurst is situated in two beautiful valleys. The view from near Dale Park Farm over New Barn Farm towards Parletts Farm is very pleasant and people often walk here. A favourite walk is to the top of the Downs at Bignor Post. The walk starts from Chichester Lodge (on the A29), proceeds along the footpath, continues through The Drove, New Barn and Parletts farms and finishes at Stammers.
The population is kept artificially small since no new building is allowed under planning regulations. Many of the inhabitants are retired or commute as far afield as London.
The parish church
Anglicanism
Anglicanism is a tradition within Christianity comprising churches with historical connections to the Church of England or similar beliefs, worship and church structures. The word Anglican originates in ecclesia anglicana, a medieval Latin phrase dating to at least 1246 that means the English...
parish church, dedicated to St. Mary Magdalene, is built of local flint
Flint
Flint is a hard, sedimentary cryptocrystalline form of the mineral quartz, categorized as a variety of chert. It occurs chiefly as nodules and masses in sedimentary rocks, such as chalks and limestones. Inside the nodule, flint is usually dark grey, black, green, white, or brown in colour, and...
. It was restored and enlarged
Victorian restoration
Victorian restoration is the term commonly used to refer to the widespread and extensive refurbishment and rebuilding of Church of England churches and cathedrals that took place in England and Wales during the 19th-century reign of Queen Victoria...
in 1864, when the north aisle and a new chancel were added.