Stedham with Iping

Stedham with Iping
Stedham Bridge
Stedham with Iping is located in West Sussex
Stedham with Iping
Stedham with Iping
Location within West Sussex
Area10.81 km2 (4.17 sq mi) [1]
Population767. 2011 Census[2]
• Density75/km2 (190/sq mi)
OS grid referenceSU857225
• London45 miles (72 km) NE
Civil parish
  • Stedham with Iping
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMIDHURST
Postcode districtGU29
Dialling code01730
PoliceSussex
FireWest Sussex
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
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50°59′45″N 0°46′45″W / 50.99587°N 0.77917°W / 50.99587; -0.77917

Stedham with Iping is a civil parish in the Chichester district of West Sussex, England. It is approximately two miles (3 km) west of Midhurst and comprises the two villages of Stedham and Iping. There are two churches in the parish: St James' in Stedham and St Mary's in Iping. Its watermill (now disused) was used for the production of blotting paper.[3]

In the 2001 census the parish had an area of 11 km2 (2,671 acres) and had 346 households with a total population of 814. 413 residents were economically active.[1] The population at the 2011 Census was 767.[2]

Former parish residents include Kerry Packer who maintained a polo team in the area.[4]

One of the stories of H. G. Wells, "The Invisible Man" begins when the bandaged invisible man comes to a village called Iping to rent a room, gets discovered, and has to fight frightened villagers to get away.[citation needed]

  1. ^ a b "2001 Census: West Sussex – Population by Parish" (PDF). West Sussex County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2009.
  2. ^ a b "Civil Parish population 2011". Office for National Statistics | Neighbourhood Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Paper-Making at Iping". West Sussex Gazette. No. 2901. 28 July 1910. p. 6. Retrieved 15 February 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Kerry Packer the Times obituary". The Times. London. 27 December 2005.[dead link]