Egdean
Egdean (pronounced Egg-deen) is a small village in the civil parish of Petworth, in the Chichester district of West Sussex, England. It lies just off the A283 road 1.7 miles (2.8 km) southeast of Petworth. In 1931 the parish had a population of 82. On 1 April 1933 the parish was abolished and merged with Petworth.
In earlier centuries a horse fair was held at Egdean. It was one of the last occasions on which the 3rd Earl of Egremont was seen out in public before he died in 1837. The earl gave a £20 prize for the best three-year-old colt or filly.
The Anglican church of St Bartholomew, dating from the 16th century, is in regular use.
References
- ^ "Population statistics Egdean CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ "Relationships and changes Egdean CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ Sheila Haines and Leigh Lawson, Poor Cottages & Proud Palaces. The life and work of the Reverend Thomas Sockett of Petworth 1777-1859 The Hastings Press 2007 ISBN 978-1-904109-16-7 p191
- ^ Sussex Agricultural Press The library of agricultural and horticultural knowledge 1830 p274-5
- ^ "The Church of England".
External links
Media related to Egdean at Wikimedia Commons
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