Duncton

Duncton
Holy Trinity parish church
Duncton is located in West Sussex
Duncton
Duncton
Location within West Sussex
Area8.00 km2 (3.09 sq mi) [1]
Population345 (2011 Census)
• Density44/km2 (110/sq mi)
OS grid referenceSU960172
• London44 miles (71 km) NNE
Civil parish
  • Duncton
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPetworth
Postcode districtGU28
Dialling code01798
PoliceSussex
FireWest Sussex
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
UK Parliament
WebsiteDuncton
List of places
UK
England
West Sussex
50°56′48″N 0°38′05″W / 50.9467°N 0.63461°W / 50.9467; -0.63461

Duncton is a village and civil parish in the District of Chichester in West Sussex, England. The village is in the South Downs 3 miles (5 km) south of Petworth on the A285 road.

The civil parish is about 4 miles (6 km) long north – south and less than 1 mile (1.6 km) wide east – west and has a land area of 800 ha (1,977 acres). The southern part of the parish includes part of Duncton Down, which is 682 feet (208 m) high.

The 2011 Census recorded 345 people living in 182 households, of whom 177 were economically active.[2] The village has a Church of England parish church, a Roman Catholic church. Duncton has a pub, a village hall and two croquet pitches. The parish includes Burton Park, whose stately home and parish church are about 12 mile (800 m) east of Duncton village.

Duncton Mill at the foot of the South Downs escarpment was powered by a large spring flowing from the chalk strata. A stable flow of water at a constant temperature throughout the year is ideal for its present use as a trout hatchery.

  1. ^ "2001 Census: West Sussex – Population by Parish" (PDF). West Sussex County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
  2. ^ "Duncton Parish". nomis. Durham University for the Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 21 June 2021.