East Lavington

East Lavington
East Lavington House and Church
East Lavington  East Lavington shown within West Sussex
Area	7.97 km^2 (3.08 sq mi) [1]
Population	273. 2011 Census[2]
– density	45/km^2 (120/sq mi)
OS grid reference	SU946162
– London	45 miles (72 km) *NNE
Civil parish	East Lavington
District	Chichester
Shire county	West Sussex
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	PETWORTH
Postcode district	GU28
Dialling code	01798
Police	Sussex
Fire	West Sussex
Ambulance	South East Coast
EU Parliament	South East England
UK Parliament	Chichester
Website	http://www.eastlavingtonpc.org.uk/
List of places UK England West Sussex

Coordinates: 50°56′17″N 0°39′17″W / 50.93806°N 0.65468°W

East Lavington, formerly Woolavington, is a village and civil parish in the District of Chichester in West Sussex, England.^[3] It is located six kilometres (4 miles) south of Petworth, west of the A285 road.

West Lavington was formerly an exclave of Woolavington.^[4]

The parish has a land area of 797 hectares (1968 acres). In the 2001 census 357 people lived in 87 households, of whom 129 were economically active. It includes the settlement of Upper Norwood.

The parish is dominated by Seaford College, a private school which owns 400 acres (1.6 km²). The ancient parish church has become the school chapel.

References

1. "2001 Census: West Sussex – Population by Parish" (PDF). West Sussex County Council. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
2. "Civil parish population 2011". Retrieved 14 October 2015.
3. "The Lavington Estate Archives". The National Archives. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
4. "A History of the County of Sussex: Volume 4, the Rape of Chichester. Originally published by Victoria County History, London, 1953". British History Online. 1953. p. 65. Retrieved 6 August 2015.

External links

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