Plaistow, West Sussex
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Plaistow is a village
in the Chichester District of West Sussex
, England
. It lies within the civil parish
of Plaistow and Ifold
. There is a village green with a pond, a shop overlooking it, a pub, The Sun Inn and an Anglican
Church, all in the centre of the village. There are over thirty graded (previously known as listed) buildings in the village. The Sun Inn was purchased by the Pullen family in 1807. Plaistow Church was built in 1810 and Plaistow School in 1869. The village primary school is shared with Kirdford
.
The village has its own football club, Plaistow FC, which formed in 1931 and was admitted to the Horsham and District League. They now play in the West Sussex Football League
. The home ground is 'Foxfields'.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in the Chichester 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 lies within the civil parish
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...
of Plaistow and Ifold
Plaistow and Ifold
Plaistow and Ifold is a civil parish in the Chichester district of West Sussex, England. It lies on the northern boundary of West Sussex, and contains the villages of Plaistow, West Sussex and Ifold. It has a land area of 2102 hectares...
. There is a village green with a pond, a shop overlooking it, a pub, The Sun Inn and an Anglican
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...
Church, all in the centre of the village. There are over thirty graded (previously known as listed) buildings in the village. The Sun Inn was purchased by the Pullen family in 1807. Plaistow Church was built in 1810 and Plaistow School in 1869. The village primary school is shared with Kirdford
Kirdford
Kirdford is a village and civil parish in the District of Chichester in West Sussex, England located north east of Petworth. The parish has a land area of . In the 2001 census 912 people lived in 373 households, of whom 448 were economically active....
.
The village has its own football club, Plaistow FC, which formed in 1931 and was admitted to the Horsham and District League. They now play in the West Sussex Football League
West Sussex Football League
The West Sussex Football League is a football competition in England. It was formed in 1896.The League has a total of 11 divisions of which the highest, the Premier Division, sits at level 12 of the English football league system. It is a feeder to the Sussex County League Division Three...
. The home ground is 'Foxfields'.