Earnley
| Earnley | |
  Earnley |
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| Area | 7.10 km2 (2.74 sq mi) [1] |
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| Population | 459. 2011 Census[2] |
| – density | 63/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | SZ815969 |
| – London | 60 miles (97 km) NNE |
| Civil parish | Earnley |
| District | Chichester |
| Shire county | West Sussex |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CHICHESTER |
| Postcode district | PO20 |
| Dialling code | 01243 |
| Police | Sussex |
| Fire | West Sussex |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Chichester |
| Website | http://www.earnley.info/ |
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Coordinates: 50°45′58″N 0°50′43″W / 50.76619°N 0.84538°W
Earnley is a civil and ecclesiastical parish in the Chichester District of West Sussex, England. It is located four miles (6.4 km) south-west of Chichester, and lies on the south coast of England. The parish includes the settlement of Almodington.
History
Historically Earnley was situated in the hundred of La Manwode or Manwood, now known under the form Manhood, after a locality in the parish which was the meeting place for the hundred moot and other hundred business. It lay in the ancient pre-Conquest division of Sussex known as the Rape (county subdivision) of Chichester.
The mediæval lords of the manor here belonged to the Ernle, Ernley, or Erneley family, and derived their surname from a manor they held in this parish, which they were granted in 1166 by their kinsfolk in the de Lancinges family.
Earnley Church[3] is a grade II* listed church and together with its small graveyard is contained within retaining stone walls of an interesting boat shaped island of land. The nave is of 13th-century origin. A century later the chancel was added; an aumbry fitted with a carved door dates back to the 14th century. The first recorded rector was in office in 1365; parish registers survive from 1562, but there is no record of a dedication. It has always simply been “Earnley Church”.
Landmarks
Part of the Site of Special Scientific Interest Bracklesham Bay runs along the coastline of the parish.[4]
References
- ↑ "2001 Census: West Sussex – Population by Parish" (PDF). West Sussex County Council. Retrieved 26 April 2009.
- ↑ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ↑ Earnley Parish Church
- ↑ "SSSI Citation — Bracklesham Bay" (PDF). Natural England. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
Sources: Victoria History of the County of Sussex, volumes 2 and 7
External links
Media related to Earnley at Wikimedia Commons