Trotton with Chithurst
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Trotton with Chithurst is a civil parish in the Chichester district of West Sussex, England. Trotton is on the A272 road 10 kilometres (7 miles) west of Midhurst. Chithurst is about one mile (2 km) north west of Trotton.
In the 2001 census the parish covered 7.68 square kilometres (2.97 sq mi) and had 129 households with a total population of 328. 160 residents were economically active.
There are two churches: St George's in Trotton and St Mary's in Chithurst. Both of these are Anglican although St George's is used by the British Orthodox Church on a monthly basis. St. Mary's at Chithurst is a fine example of a Norman church, built around 1080 AD. which has hardly been altered since. Chithurst is the location of Cittaviveka Buddhist Monastery, a monastery in the Thai Forest Tradition of Theravada Buddhism.
The author Thomas Otway was born in Trotton in 1652.
[edit] External links
- Trotton and Chithurst Guide - Includes photo gallery of St. Georges church and local information
- St George's Church, Trotton
- St Mary's Church, Chithurst
- The British Orthodox Church
- Cittaviveka Buddhist Monastery
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