Walberton
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Walberton | |
|
|
  Walberton shown within West Sussex |
|
| OS grid reference | |
|---|---|
| District | Arun |
| Shire county | West Sussex |
| Region | South East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Sussex |
| Fire | West Sussex |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| European Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Arundel and South Downs |
| List of places: UK • England • West Sussex | |
Walberton is a village and civil parish in the Arun District of West Sussex, England. It is located five miles (8km) to the north-west of Littlehampton, and is situated south of the A27 road. Located on the southernmost slopes of the South Downs the civil parish covers an area of 1044.19ha and has a population of 1941 persons (2001 census), and also includes the villages of Binsted to the east and Fontwell to the west.
St Mary's parish church in Walberton has a Saxon font and west wall. There is a pub in Walberton called 'The Holly Tree'. Towards the end of the village there is a small village pond where children are quite often seen feeding the ducks.
Binsted has a pub, the Black Horse and a Norman church built in 1140 a.d. by the monks of Tortington Priory. Roman and medieval pottery and tile kilns have been excavated there.
Avisford Park golf course lies between Walberton and Binsted.
[edit] External links
 |
This West Sussex location article is a stub. You can help by expanding it. |
|
||||||||
