Stoughton | |
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Stoughton seen from the churchyard | |
Location within West Sussex | |
Area | 28.97 km2 (11.19 sq mi) [1] |
Population | 659. 2011 Census[2] |
• Density | 22/km2 (57/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | SU802114 |
• London | 53 miles (85 km) NE |
Civil parish |
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District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Chichester |
Postcode district | PO18 9 |
Dialling code | 023 |
Police | Sussex |
Fire | West Sussex |
Ambulance | South East Coast |
UK Parliament | |
Stoughton is a village and civil parish in the District of Chichester in West Sussex, England located nine kilometres (5.6 miles) north west of Chichester east of the B2146 road, on a lane leading to East Marden. The parish has a land area of 2,987 hectares (7,380 acres). In the 2001 census 631 people lived in 255 households, of whom 286 were economically active.[1] At the 2011 Census the population including Walderton had increased to 659.[2] The parish is crossed from west to east by the Monarch's Way long-distance footpath, which passes through the villages of Stoughton and Walderton. There is one pub, The Hare and Hounds.
Famous 19th-century cricketer George Brown was born in the village.