Oving, West Sussex
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Oving is a civil parish in West Sussex, lying on the coastal plain immediately to the east of Chichester
. It is bounded on the north and west sides by the A27
trunk road. The A259
Chichester-Bognor road traverses the southern part of the parish.
The parish had a population of 1022 in the 2001 UK Census. Half the population lives in Oving village, the rest in the smaller settlements of Shopwhyke, Drayton, Merston and Colworth. The parishes of Oving and North Mundham
are combined to form the North Mundham electoral ward
of Chichester District Council.
The landscape is flat and is given over mainly to agriculture with some growing of salad crops close to the A259. The landscape of the western part of the parish at Drayton and Shopwhyke has been severely affected by gravel extraction, which has left a number of lakes that are inaccessible to the public.
Oving village is probably best known for the Gribble Inn, a popular country pub with a successful real ale brewery attached. This is the origin of the popular ale, Fursty Ferret, now owned by Hall and Woodhouse. The other prominent public building is St Andrew's parish church, which dates from the 13th century.
Chichester
Chichester is a cathedral city in West Sussex, within the historic County of Sussex, South-East England. It has a long history as a settlement; its Roman past and its subsequent importance in Anglo-Saxon times are only its beginnings...
. It is bounded on the north and west sides by the A27
A27 road
The A27 is a major road in England. It runs from its junction with the A36 at Whiteparish in the county of Wiltshire. It closely parallels the south coast, where it passes through West Sussex and terminates at Pevensey in East Sussex.Between Portsmouth and Lewes, it is one of the busiest trunk...
trunk road. The A259
A259 road
The A259 is a busy road on the south coast of England passing through Hampshire, West Sussex, East Sussex and part of Kent. Part of the road was named "the most dangerous road in South East England" in 2008.-Description:...
Chichester-Bognor road traverses the southern part of the parish.
The parish had a population of 1022 in the 2001 UK Census. Half the population lives in Oving village, the rest in the smaller settlements of Shopwhyke, Drayton, Merston and Colworth. The parishes of Oving and North Mundham
North Mundham
North Mundham is a village and civil parish in the Chichester district of West Sussex, England. It lies on the B2166 road two miles southeast of Chichester.-External links:...
are combined to form the North Mundham electoral ward
North Mundham (UK electoral ward)
North Mundham is an electoral ward of Chichester District, West Sussex in the United Kingdom and returns one member to sit on Chichester District Council.-Councillor:-Election results:-External links:* *...
of Chichester District Council.
The landscape is flat and is given over mainly to agriculture with some growing of salad crops close to the A259. The landscape of the western part of the parish at Drayton and Shopwhyke has been severely affected by gravel extraction, which has left a number of lakes that are inaccessible to the public.
Oving village is probably best known for the Gribble Inn, a popular country pub with a successful real ale brewery attached. This is the origin of the popular ale, Fursty Ferret, now owned by Hall and Woodhouse. The other prominent public building is St Andrew's parish church, which dates from the 13th century.