Graffham

This article is about the village in West Sussex. Not to be confused with Grafham.

Graffham
Parish church of St Giles, Graffham, which Is In A Benefice With St Peter’s, East Lavington
Graffham is located in West Sussex
Graffham
Graffham
Location within West Sussex
Area11.81 km2 (4.56 sq mi) [1]
Population516. 2011 Census[2]
• Density43/km2 (110/sq mi)
OS grid referenceSU927175
• London45 miles (72 km) NNE
Civil parish
  • Graffham
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPETWORTH
Postcode districtGU28
Dialling code01798
PoliceSussex
FireWest Sussex
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
UK Parliament
Websitehttps://graffham-pc.uk/
List of places
UK
England
West Sussex
50°57′00″N 0°40′51″W / 50.94989°N 0.68077°W / 50.94989; -0.68077

Graffham is a village, Anglican parish and civil parish in West Sussex, England, situated on the northern escarpment of the South Downs within the South Downs National Park. The civil parish is made up of the village of Graffham, part of the hamlet of Selham, and South Ambersham. It forms part of the Bury Ward for the purposes of electing a Councillor to Chichester District Council.

History

Graffham was listed in the Domesday Book (1086) in the ancient hundred of Easebourne as having 13 households: seven villagers and six smallholders; with land for ploughing, woodland for pigs and a church, the parish's value to the lord of the manor was £8.[3]

In the 1861 census, the parish covered 1,658 acres (671 ha) and had a population of 410.[4] Selham was still a separate parish covering 1,042 acres (422 ha) with a population of 123.[5]

Demography

In the 2001 census, the parish covered 11.81 km2 (2,917 acres) and had 229 households with a total population of 510 of whom 229 residents were economically active. The population at the 2021 Census was 517.[2]

Amenities

The village of Graffham contains three pubs The Forester's Arms The White Horse, and The Three Moles, a recreation ground, a village shop, the Anglican parish church of St Giles, which was largely rebuilt between 1874 and 1887, and a primary school. Seaford College, an independent school, is close by.

Notable people

Notable residents have included: Jane Vigor, John Sargent, Harry Ricardo, David Young, Baron Young of Graffham, Ann Dally,[6] Timothy Bell, Baron Bell, Henry Edward Manning, and Samuel Wilberforce

Panorama from the South Downs, above the village and facing north.

References

  1. ^ "2001 Census: West Sussex – Population by Parish" (PDF). West Sussex County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2009.
  2. ^ a b "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 October 2015.[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ "Open Domesday: Graffham". Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  4. ^ "GENUKI: Graffham". Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  5. ^ "GENUKI: Selham". Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  6. ^ Crawford, Catherine. "Dally, Ann Gwendolen". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/98642. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
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