Linchmere

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Coordinates: 51°04′15″N 0°45′36″W / 51.07091°N 0.75999°W

Linchmere
Linchmere Linchmere shown within West Sussex
Area	9.03 km² (3.49 sq mi) ^[1]
Population	2,225 ^[1] 2001 Census
- Density	246 /km² (640 /sq mi)
OS grid reference	SU869308
- London	41 miles (66 km) NE
Civil parish	Linchmere
District	Chichester
Shire county	West Sussex
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HASLEMERE
Postcode district	GU27
Dialling code	01428
Police	Sussex
Fire	West Sussex
Ambulance	South East Coast
EU Parliament	South East England
UK Parliament	Chichester
List of places UK England West Sussex

Linchmere, also often spelled Lynchmere, is village and a civil parish, the northernmost parish in the Chichester district of West Sussex, England. As well as Linchmere village, the parish contains the settlements of Hammer and Camelsdale.

Linchmere parish is bordered to the north by Haslemere in Surrey with a tributary of the River Wey as boundary, to the east by Fernhurst parish, to the south by Linch civil parish with the Shulbrede stream as boundary, and to the west by the civil parish of Bramshott in Hampshire.

In the 2001 census there were in the civil parish 836 households, with a total population of 2,225 of whom 1,127 were economically active.

Richard Dimbleby is buried in St Peter's churchyard.

History

Shulbrede Priory

The name Linchmere was, in ancient times, spelled Wlenchemere.

The area includes the remains of an Augustinian priory founded in 1200 and at first known as Woolynchmere Priory. Its later name, Shulbrede Priory, is now attached to the priory remains (located 1.4 kilometres (0.87 mi) southwards from Linchmere village centre), to an associated manor house, and to the peerage of Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede.

The settlement at Hammer took its name from an iron mill which was active there from before 1573 until at least 1730. There were also other iron works in the district including one partly in what is now Fernhurst parish, in Furnace Wood near Lower Lodge Farm, apparently started a little before 1620. The associated water supply is still named Furnace Pond and is just 2.8 kilometres (1.7 mi) south of Linchmere village centre.^[2]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 "2001 Census: West Sussex – Population by Parish". West Sussex County Council. Retrieved 5 May 2009.
↑ "History: FURNHURST FURNACE also known as NORTH PARK FURNACE, LINCHMERE.". Retrieved 10 November 2012.

Ordnance Survey Explorer (scale 1:25,000) map 133 Haslemere & Petersfield

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v t e Settlements in Chichester District

Cities	Chichester

Towns	Midhurst Petworth Selsey

Villages and hamlets	Apuldram Barlavington Bepton Bignor Birdham Bosham Boxgrove Bracklesham Bury Byworth Charlton Chidham Chithurst Coates Cocking Colworth Compton Coultershaw Bridge Didling Donnington Dumpford Duncton Earnley Eartham Easebourne East Ashling East Dean East Harting East Lavant East Lavington East Marden East Wittering Ebernoe Egdean Elsted Fernhurst Fishbourne Fittleworth Funtington Graffham Halnaker Heyshott Hunston Hurst Ifold Iping Kirdford Linch Linchmere Lodsworth Loxwood Lurgashall Merston Mid Lavant Milland North Marden North Mundham Northchapel Nutbourne Nyewood Oving Plaistow Racton Rogate Rotherbridge Runcton Selham Sidlesham Singleton South Ambersham South Harting South Mundham Southbourne Stedham Stopham Stoughton Sutton Tangmere Tillington Trotton Up Marden Upperton Upwaltham Walderton West Ashling West Burton West Dean West Harting West Itchenor West Lavington West Marden West Stoke West Thorney West Wittering Westbourne Westhampnett Wisborough Green Woodmancote Woolbeding

Civil parishes	List of civil parishes in Chichester

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