East Lavington

East Lavington

East Lavington House and Church
East Lavington
 East Lavington shown within West Sussex
Area  7.97 km2 (3.08 sq mi) [1]
Population 273. 2011 Census[2]
    density  45/km2 (120/sq mi)
OS grid referenceSU946162
    London  45 miles (72 km) *NNE 
Civil parishEast Lavington
DistrictChichester
Shire countyWest Sussex
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town PETWORTH
Postcode district GU28
Dialling code 01798
Police Sussex
Fire West Sussex
Ambulance South East Coast
EU Parliament South East England
UK ParliamentChichester
Websitehttp://www.eastlavingtonpc.org.uk/
List of places
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Coordinates: 50°56′17″N 0°39′17″W / 50.93806°N 0.65468°W / 50.93806; -0.65468

East Lavington, formerly Woolavington, is a village and civil parish in the District of Chichester in West Sussex, England.[3] It is located six kilometres (4 miles) south of Petworth, west of the A285 road.

West Lavington was formerly an exclave of Woolavington.[4]

The parish has a land area of 797 hectares (1968 acres). In the 2001 census 357 people lived in 87 households, of whom 129 were economically active. It includes the settlement of Upper Norwood.

The parish is dominated by Seaford College, a private school which owns 400 acres (1.6 km2). The ancient parish church has become the school chapel.

References

  1. "2001 Census: West Sussex – Population by Parish" (PDF). West Sussex County Council. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
  2. "Civil parish population 2011". Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  3. "The Lavington Estate Archives". The National Archives. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  4. "A History of the County of Sussex: Volume 4, the Rape of Chichester. Originally published by Victoria County History, London, 1953". British History Online. 1953. p. 65. Retrieved 6 August 2015.

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