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| Tillington | |
|---|---|
 All Hallows | |
  Tillington Location within West Sussex | |
| Area | 14.16 km2 (5.47 sq mi) [1] |
| Population | 501 [1] 2001 Census 524 (2011 Census)[2] |
| • Density | 35/km2 (91/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | SU962219 |
| • London | 42 miles (68 km) NNE |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | PETWORTH |
| Postcode district | GU28 |
| Dialling code | 01798 |
| Police | Sussex |
| Fire | West Sussex |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | http://www.tillington.net/ |
Tillington is a village, ecclesiastical parish and civil parish in the District of Chichester in West Sussex, England, 1 mile (1.6 km) west of Petworth on the A272. The civil parish (CP) includes the hamlets of Upperton, River, and River Common. The land area of the CP is 1,416 hectares (3,500 acres); approximately 500 people lived in 227 households at the 2001 census.[1]
Upperton and Tillington are designated Conservation Areas. There are many old dwellings, including medieval timber-framed houses, with one third of the buildings in the parish being grade II listed.[3] Pitshill is a Georgian mansion standing at the head of a valley between Upperton and River. All Hallows Church with its unusual Scots crown tower is a landmark when approaching from Petworth, and is floodlit at night.[4] It was painted by J. M. W. Turner and John Constable. The church, first recorded in 1100 was mostly rebuilt and enlarged between 1807 and 1837, but retains romanesque sculpture and a plain eight-sided twelfth century stone font.[5][6][7]
Opposite the church is the historic Horseguards Inn, thought to get its name from the cavalry who stayed there overnight while escorting gold bullion from London to the navy at Portsmouth. [citation needed]
- ^ a b c "2001 Census: West Sussex – Population by Parish" (PDF). West Sussex County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2009.
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ Chichester District Council, Tillington Parish Plan 2006. (Can be downloaded from the village website)
- ^ A church near you
- ^ Corpus of romanesque sculpture Archived 6 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "GENUKI: Tillington". Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- ^ "The Parish Church of All Hallows, Tillington". Retrieved 20 June 2019.