Tortington
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 St Mary Magdalene's Church |
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  Tortington |
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| OS grid reference | TQ003049 |
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| Civil parish | Arundel |
| District | Arun |
| Shire county | West Sussex |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ARUNDEL |
| Postcode district | BN18 |
| Dialling code | 01903 |
| Police | Sussex |
| Fire | West Sussex |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Arundel and South Downs |
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Coordinates: 50°50′07″N 0°34′36″W / 50.83517°N 0.57658°W
Tortington is a small village in the Arun district of West Sussex, England. It lies just off the Arundel to Ford road 1.6 miles (2.6 km) southwest of Arundel. It had an Augustinian priory, Tortington Priory, but little evidence of this remains.[1] The village's former medieval parish church, St Mary Magdalene's Church, was declared redundant in 1978 but is maintained and kept open by local residents.[2]
Tortington village population now in the region of 150 has grown by the addition of the conversion of Tortington Manor, formerly New England College, to residential occupation. But in 2015, the community, businesses, natural beauty and wildlife of Tortington are threatened by proposals for a major new offline Arundel Bypass. More information on this threat can be read here.
References
- ↑ Hudson, T. P. (ed) (1997). "A History of the County of Sussex: Volume 5 Part 1 – Arundel Rape (South-Western Part) including Arundel. Tortington". Victoria County History of Sussex. British History Online. pp. 214–224. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
- ↑ "The Church of England Statistics & Information: Lists (by diocese) of closed church buildings as at October 2012" (PDF). Church of England. 1 October 2012. Archived from the original on 30 January 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
External links
Media related to Tortington at Wikimedia Commons
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