Lavant, West Sussex
Lavant | |
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Church of St. Nicholas | |
Lavant Lavant shown within West Sussex | |
Area | 16.53 km2 (6.38 sq mi) [1] |
Population | 1,656. 2011 Census[2] |
• Density | 96/km2 (250/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | SU857087 |
• London | 52 miles (84 km) NNE |
Civil parish |
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District | |
Shire county | |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | CHICHESTER |
Postcode district | PO18 |
Police | Sussex |
Fire | West Sussex |
Ambulance | South East Coast |
EU Parliament | South East England |
UK Parliament | |
Website | |
Lavant is a civil parish in the Chichester district of West Sussex, England, 2.2 miles (3.5 km) north of Chichester. It includes three villages: Mid Lavant, East Lavant and the much smaller West Lavant. It takes its name from the River Lavant which flows from East Dean to Chichester.
The A286 road between Chichester and Midhurst runs through the parish.
The villages were served by a station in Mid Lavant, on the railway line that ran between Chichester and Midhurst, but this closed in stages between 1931 and 1991.
Landmarks
Kingley Vale lies on the border of the parish; it is a Site of Special Scientific Interest, a national nature reserve and is noted for its yew woodlands.[3] Archaeological remains from the Bronze Age, Iron Age and Roman times have been identified.[4][5]
Governance
An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward includes Westhampnett with a total ward population taken at the 2011 census of 2,365.[6]
Sport
Lavant is home to two sporting clubs, Lavant Football Club [7] and Lavant Cricket Club.[8]
Notable people
- William Humphry (1814-1865), cricketer[9]
References
- ↑ "2001 Census: West Sussex – Population by Parish" (PDF). West Sussex County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2009.
- ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ↑ "SSSI Citation — Kingley Vale" (PDF). Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
- ↑ Down, Alec (1979). "Gazeteer of Sites and Finds". Chichester Excavations. Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd. 4: 36–7. ISBN 0-85033-344-X.
- ↑ Boyden, J. R. (1956). "Excavations at Goosehill Camp, 1953-5". Sussex Archaeological Collection. 94: 70–99.
- ↑ "Ward population 2011". Archived from the original on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ↑ "Lavant Football Club". Club Website. Retrieved 2018-06-10.
- ↑ "Lavant Cricket Club". Archived from the original on 2018-06-09. Retrieved 2017-05-02.
- ↑ "Player profile: William Humphry". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2012. (Subscription required (help)).