Madehurst

Madehurst is a small village and civil parish in the Arun District of West Sussex, England on the south slopes of the South Downs in the South Downs National Park. It is three miles (5 km) north-west of Arundel, to the west of the A29 road. The village of Madehurst is in two well-wooded valleys, listed in park guides.

Madehurst
Madehurst Lodge
Madehurst Location within West Sussex
Area	7.66 km2 (2.96 sq mi)
Population	120 (Civil Parish.2011)[1]
• Density	16/km2 (41/sq mi)
OS grid reference	SU984100
• London	48 miles (77 km) NNE
Civil parish	Madehurst
District	Arun
Shire county	West Sussex
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ARUNDEL
Postcode district	BN18
Dialling code	01903
Police	Sussex
Fire	West Sussex
Ambulance	South East Coast
UK Parliament	Arundel and South Downs
List of places UK England West Sussex 50°53′05″N 0°36′01″W

Economy

Many of the few inhabitants are farmers, retired, or commute as far afield as London, Portsmouth or Brighton.

The parish church

St. Mary Magdalene, Madehurst

The Anglican parish church, dedicated to St. Mary Magdalene, is built of local flint. It was restored and enlarged in 1864,^[2] when the north aisle and a new chancel were added.

Notable residents

Theodora Elizabeth Lynch, a novelist, was born here in 1813.^[3]

Recreation

Main article: South Downs National Park

For its population, the village has a notable Cricket Club. A new pavilion was completed in 2011 which features luxury showers.^[4] The view from near Dale Park Farm over New Barn Farm towards Parletts Farm is elevated stretching for tens of miles and open to public visits. A listed walk and marked path is to the local summit at Bignor Post: this starts from Chichester Lodge (on the A29) in the south-west, proceeds through The Drove, New Barn and Parletts farms and finishes at Stammers Wood in the north-west. Other paths scale the local slopes, including The Denture along part of the northern boundary which nearby joins the Monarch's Way through the hills. The parish aside from its aged cluster has been kept mostly undeveloped; before the creation of the National Park, consistently new buildings, residential or commercial, have proven to be against applicable planning policies since the 1950s.

Gallery

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  The church seen from the road