Stedham

Stedham
Stedham
Stedham shown within West Sussex
OS grid reference SU861221
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Midhurst
Postcode district GU29 0
Police Sussex
Fire West Sussex
Ambulance South East Coast
EU Parliament South East England
UK Parliament

Stedham is a village in the Chichester district of West Sussex, England.

Overview

It lies within the civil parish of Stedham with Iping where the 2011 Census population is included, on the A272 road 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west of Midhurst.

Stedham's watermill at the north end of the village was used for manufacturing blotting paper.[1] The village has a garden centre, social club and one pub called The Hamilton Arms, which acts as a Thai restaurant.[2][3] The village shop closed in 1991.

Governance

An electoral ward in the same name exists. At the 2011 Census the ward had a population of 2,114.[4]

Church

St James’ Church is situated at the north end of the village just above the River Rother. The original church was built c. 1040, however not much of this is left.[5] The upper parts of the church are dated c. 1673. The church is mentioned in the Domesday Book. The churchyard contains a yew tree which is thought to be over 2500 years old.

Schools

Stedham Primary School[6] is the main primary school serving the village. In 2014 Durand Academy in Stockwell, South London opened a boarding school for its senior pupils at the site of the former St Cuthman's School in Stedham,[7][8] The school admits pupils from South London.[9]

Polo

The late media tycoon, Kerry Packer, caused controversy in the late 1980s when he bought many acres of agricultural land at Stedham and converted it into a polo centre.[10]

References

  1. ↑ The Stedham and Iping Guide
  2. ↑ The Hamilton Arms
  3. ↑ Stedham Primary School
  4. ↑ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  5. ↑ Church
  6. ↑ https://www.google.co.uk/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&rlz=1C1AFAB_enGB496GB496&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=stedham%20primary%20school
  7. ↑ Sawer, Patrick; Hope, Christopher (9 November 2014). "A boarding school education in the country". The Telegraph.
  8. ↑ Fiona Millar (1 December 2015). "'State sector Eton' for inner-city boarders fails to live up to the hype". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  9. ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-29406059
  10. ↑ John Bingham, James Packer’s £20m polo plan opens old wounds in the countryside, The Telegraph, 22 Oct 2009


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