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'''Storrington''' is a |
'''Storrington''' is a town and former [[civil parish]], now in the parish of [[Storrington and Sullington]], in the [[Horsham (district)|Horsham]] district of [[West Sussex]], England. Storrington lies at the foot of the north side of the [[South Downs]]. {{As of|2021}} it had a population of around 6,000.<ref>[http://www.horsham.gov.uk/your_area/your_area_1780.asp Parish Population Projections] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050828110703/http://www.horsham.gov.uk/your_area/your_area_1780.asp |date=2005-08-28 }}</ref> It has one main shopping street (High Street). The [[A roads in Zone 2 of the Great Britain numbering scheme|A283 road]] runs directly through the town and connects Storrington to [[Steyning]] in the east and [[Pulborough]] in the west. It is three miles west of [[Washington, West Sussex|Washington]]. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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Storrington is listed in the ''[[Domesday Book]]'' as "Estorchestone", meaning a place well known for [[stork]]s. A charter to hold a regular market on Wednesdays was granted by [[Henry IV of England|Henry IV]] in 1400, together with permissions for three fairs during the year, on Mayday, Wednesday of [[Whit week]] and the [[St. Martin's Day|Feast of Martin]] on 11{{nbsp}}November.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.history.ac.uk/cmh/gaz/placeframe.html |title=Gazetteer of markets and fairs in England and Wales to 1516 |access-date=12 August 2009 |archive-date=16 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616182352/http://www.history.ac.uk/cmh/gaz/placeframe.html |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Tanning (leather)|Tanning]] and [[blacksmith]]ing were also important industries and only in the 20th century did these roles fade away. Rabbit breeding was another significant industry reflected in a number of local place names including 'The Warren', 'Warren Hill', 'Sullington Warren' and 'Warren Croft'. This working/small industry background has however, left little behind architecturally. [[Nikolaus Pevsner]], noted only the small door in Browns Lane, the church, and the [[Dominican Order|Dominican]] [[convent]] known as the [[The Abbey, Storrington|Abbey]] to be historically significant. |
Storrington is listed in the ''[[Domesday Book]]'' as "Estorchestone", meaning a place well known for [[stork]]s. A charter to hold a regular market on Wednesdays was granted by [[Henry IV of England|Henry IV]] in 1400, together with permissions for three fairs during the year, on Mayday, Wednesday of [[Whit week]] and the [[St. Martin's Day|Feast of Martin]] on 11{{nbsp}}November.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.history.ac.uk/cmh/gaz/placeframe.html |title=Gazetteer of markets and fairs in England and Wales to 1516 |access-date=12 August 2009 |archive-date=16 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616182352/http://www.history.ac.uk/cmh/gaz/placeframe.html |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Tanning (leather)|Tanning]] and [[blacksmith]]ing were also important industries and only in the 20th century did these roles fade away. Rabbit breeding was another significant industry reflected in a number of local place names including 'The Warren', 'Warren Hill', 'Sullington Warren' and 'Warren Croft'. This working/small industry background has however, left little behind architecturally. [[Nikolaus Pevsner]], noted only the small door in Browns Lane, the church, and the [[Dominican Order|Dominican]] [[convent]] known as the [[The Abbey, Storrington|Abbey]] to be historically significant. |
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The [[Cinema Museum, London]] holds home movies of Storrington from 1950.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cinema Museum Home Movie Database.xlsx |url=https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1OJqSWnOFAn6RJ24jtwb21Z4Hv5svJjbp/edit?usp=embed_facebook |access-date=2023-09-20 |website=Google Docs |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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In 1961 the parish had a population of 2784.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10311755/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population statistics Storrington CP/AP through time|publisher=[[A Vision of Britain through Time]]|accessdate=12 May 2023}}</ref> On 1 April 2003 the parish was abolished and merged with [[Sullington]] to form "Storrington & Sullington".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/districts/worthing.html|title=Worthing Registration District|publisher=UKBMD|accessdate=12 May 2023}}</ref> |
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==Community== |
==Community== |
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Since 1945 Storrington has expanded with a variety of housing projects which enlarged the village.{{ |
Since 1945 Storrington has expanded with a variety of housing projects which enlarged the village.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Storrington - At Home Estates |url=https://www.athomeestates.co.uk/estate-agent-storrington |access-date=2022-12-12 |website=www.athomeestates.co.uk}}</ref> It is possible to be in open countryside in a few minutes from the town centre when walking towards the downs or one of the commons. |
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⚫ | The nearest towns are [[Worthing]], approximately {{convert|10|mi|km|abbr=on}} to the south, followed by [[Horsham]], approximately {{convert|13|mi|km|abbr=on}} to the north. The nearest train stations are at [[Pulborough railway station|Pulborough]] and [[Amberley railway station|Amberley]]. Current public transport provision consists of two hourly bus routes: the 1 between Worthing and [[Midhurst]] (operated by [[Stagecoach South]]), and the 100 between [[Burgess Hill]] and Pulborough (operated by Compass Travel), both stopping at the bus station outside of Waitrose. |
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Storrington's main supermarket is [[Waitrose]]. There are a variety of shops including delicatessens, charity shops, butchers, clothes shops, coffee shops, hardware stores, estate agencies, two banks, restaurants, a museum and a post office and three [[public house]]s: The Moon, the Anchor Inn and the White Horse Inn. |
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⚫ | From the town centre there is walking access to the {{convert|100|mi|km|adj=mid|-long|abbr=off}} trail, the [[South Downs Way]]. From Chantry Hill or Kithurst Hill there are views across the [[English Channel]] to the south and opposite, to the [[North Downs]]. On a clear day you can see the [[Isle of Wight]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Outdoor activities - Storrington: walking, cycling, riding, gliding |url=https://www.storrington.org.uk/attractions/outdoor-activities/ |access-date=2022-12-12 |website=Storrington, West Sussex |language=en-GB}}</ref> |
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Kithurst Hill which rises steeply above the village is marked at the summit by a [[Triangulation station|trig point]], {{convert|699|ft|m|abbr=off}} above sea level. |
Kithurst Hill which rises steeply above the village is marked at the summit by a [[Triangulation station|trig point]], {{convert|699|ft|m|abbr=off}} above sea level. |
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Sport and leisure facilities include a recreation ground with [[Association football|football]] and [[cricket]] pitches and a [[leisure centre]]. Storrington has a [[Non-League football]] club [[Storrington F.C.]], who play at the recreation ground. |
Sport and leisure facilities include a recreation ground with [[Association football|football]] and [[cricket]] pitches and a [[leisure centre]]. Storrington has a [[Non-League football]] club [[Storrington F.C.]], who play at the recreation ground. |
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Storrington is thinly disguised as the home of the home team in [[Hugh de Sélincourt]]'s 1924 novel ''The Cricket Match'', complete with chestnut trees and duck pond. In later editions a cartoon map of the |
Storrington is thinly disguised as the home of the home team in [[Hugh de Sélincourt]]'s 1924 novel ''The Cricket Match'', complete with chestnut trees and duck pond. In later editions a cartoon map of the town is used as end pages. John Parker wrote what was effectively a sequel in ''The Village Cricket Match'' in 1977.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A gentleman’s game |url=https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/9271369.a-gentlemans-game/ |access-date=2022-12-12 |website=The Argus |language=en}}</ref> |
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==Landmarks== |
==Landmarks== |
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St Joseph's Hall in Greyfriars Lane is a Grade II listed <ref>{{cite web|title=St Joseph's Hall, Storrington|url=http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-492125-st-josephs-hall-storrington-and-sullingt|publisher=British Listed Buildings|access-date=23 January 2013|archive-date=17 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117033418/http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-492125-st-josephs-hall-storrington-and-sullingt|url-status=live}}</ref> former residence of the [[Bishop of Arundel and Brighton]]. It was built as a private house for US businessman George Trotter in 1910, and then sold to a French [[religious order]], the [[Norbertines]]. In 1956 it was used by [[Nona Byrne|Vincent and Nona Byrne]] as a home for refugees from the Hungarian uprising.<ref>{{cite news|title=Tea and sympathy for Bishop|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1454269/Tea-and-sympathy-for-bishop-with-room-to-spare.html|newspaper=Daily Telegraph|access-date=3 April 2018|archive-date=1 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160301092203/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1454269/Tea-and-sympathy-for-bishop-with-room-to-spare.html|url-status=live}}</ref> |
[[St Joseph's Hall]] in Greyfriars Lane is a Grade II listed <ref>{{cite web|title=St Joseph's Hall, Storrington|url=http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-492125-st-josephs-hall-storrington-and-sullingt|publisher=British Listed Buildings|access-date=23 January 2013|archive-date=17 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117033418/http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-492125-st-josephs-hall-storrington-and-sullingt|url-status=live}}</ref> former residence of the [[Bishop of Arundel and Brighton]]. It was built as a private house for US businessman George Trotter in 1910, and then sold to a French [[religious order]], the [[Norbertines]]. In 1956 it was used by [[Nona Byrne|Vincent and Nona Byrne]] as a home for refugees from the Hungarian uprising.<ref>{{cite news|title=Tea and sympathy for Bishop|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1454269/Tea-and-sympathy-for-bishop-with-room-to-spare.html|newspaper=Daily Telegraph|access-date=3 April 2018|archive-date=1 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160301092203/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1454269/Tea-and-sympathy-for-bishop-with-room-to-spare.html|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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[[Parham Park]], towards Pulborough, is a country house with rolling parkland with a large herd of maintained deer. It is open most weekends to visitors. There is also the private [[Edwin Lutyens]] built [[Little Thakeham]] nearby.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-298857-little-thakeham-thakeham-west-sussex|title=Little Thakeham|publisher=British Listed Buildings|access-date=9 July 2013|archive-date=14 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141014163115/http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-298857-little-thakeham-thakeham-west-sussex|url-status=live}}</ref> |
[[Parham Park]], towards Pulborough, is a country house with rolling parkland with a large herd of maintained deer. It is open most weekends to visitors. There is also the private [[Edwin Lutyens]] built [[Little Thakeham]] nearby.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-298857-little-thakeham-thakeham-west-sussex|title=Little Thakeham|publisher=British Listed Buildings|access-date=9 July 2013|archive-date=14 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141014163115/http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-298857-little-thakeham-thakeham-west-sussex|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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[[File:Storrington parish church.jpg|alt=St. Mary's , Church of England parish church, at Storrington, West Sussex, England. The oldest parts of it date from C11, with alterations in C13, additions in C15 and rebuilding and extension in C19.|thumb|St. Mary's , Church of England parish church, at Storrington, West Sussex, England. The oldest parts of it date from C11, with alterations in C13, additions in C15 and rebuilding and extension in C19.]] |
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Places of worship include St Mary's<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.storrington.org.uk/community/churches/|title=Churches - Storrington: places of worship|website=Storrington|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-03-26|archive-date=26 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200326114457/https://www.storrington.org.uk/community/churches/|url-status=live}}</ref> on Church Street, which is the main [[Church of England]] place of worship, and the Priory of Our Lady of England<ref name=":0" /> on Monastery Lane, which is the [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] parish church of Storrington. The Roman Catholic bishops of [[Arundel]] lived nearby for a while. Other Christian denominations have places as well, including the [[Methodism|Methodists]] and [[Jehovah's Witnesses]]. |
Places of worship include St Mary's<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.storrington.org.uk/community/churches/|title=Churches - Storrington: places of worship|website=Storrington|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-03-26|archive-date=26 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200326114457/https://www.storrington.org.uk/community/churches/|url-status=live}}</ref> on Church Street, which is the main [[Church of England]] place of worship, and the Priory of Our Lady of England<ref name=":0" /> on Monastery Lane, which is the [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] parish church of Storrington. The Roman Catholic bishops of [[Arundel]] lived nearby for a while. Other Christian denominations have places as well, including the [[Methodism|Methodists]] and [[Jehovah's Witnesses]]. |
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*[http://www.storrington.org.uk/ Community website] |
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*[http://www.horsham.gov.uk/ Horsham District Council] |
*[http://www.horsham.gov.uk/ Horsham District Council] |
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*[http://www.storringtonandsullingtonparishcouncil.co.uk/ Official Storrington & Sullington Parish Council Website] |
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Storrington | |
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Location within West Sussex | |
OS grid reference | TQ087142 |
Civil parish | |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | PULBOROUGH |
Postcode district | RH20 |
Dialling code | 01903 |
Police | Sussex |
Fire | West Sussex |
Ambulance | South East Coast |
UK Parliament | |
Storrington is a town and former civil parish, now in the parish of Storrington and Sullington, in the Horsham district of West Sussex, England. Storrington lies at the foot of the north side of the South Downs. As of 2021[update] it had a population of around 6,000.[1] It has one main shopping street (High Street). The A283 road runs directly through the town and connects Storrington to Steyning in the east and Pulborough in the west. It is three miles west of Washington.
History
Storrington is listed in the Domesday Book as "Estorchestone", meaning a place well known for storks. A charter to hold a regular market on Wednesdays was granted by Henry IV in 1400, together with permissions for three fairs during the year, on Mayday, Wednesday of Whit week and the Feast of Martin on 11 November.[2] Tanning and blacksmithing were also important industries and only in the 20th century did these roles fade away. Rabbit breeding was another significant industry reflected in a number of local place names including 'The Warren', 'Warren Hill', 'Sullington Warren' and 'Warren Croft'. This working/small industry background has however, left little behind architecturally. Nikolaus Pevsner, noted only the small door in Browns Lane, the church, and the Dominican convent known as the Abbey to be historically significant.
The Cinema Museum, London holds home movies of Storrington from 1950.[3]
In 1961 the parish had a population of 2784.[4] On 1 April 2003 the parish was abolished and merged with Sullington to form "Storrington & Sullington".[5]
Community
Since 1945 Storrington has expanded with a variety of housing projects which enlarged the village.[6] It is possible to be in open countryside in a few minutes from the town centre when walking towards the downs or one of the commons.
The nearest towns are Worthing, approximately 10 mi (16 km) to the south, followed by Horsham, approximately 13 mi (21 km) to the north. The nearest train stations are at Pulborough and Amberley. Current public transport provision consists of two hourly bus routes: the 1 between Worthing and Midhurst (operated by Stagecoach South), and the 100 between Burgess Hill and Pulborough (operated by Compass Travel), both stopping at the bus station outside of Waitrose.
From the town centre there is walking access to the 100-mile-long (160-kilometre) trail, the South Downs Way. From Chantry Hill or Kithurst Hill there are views across the English Channel to the south and opposite, to the North Downs. On a clear day you can see the Isle of Wight.[7]
Kithurst Hill which rises steeply above the village is marked at the summit by a trig point, 699 feet (213 metres) above sea level.
Sport and leisure
Sport and leisure facilities include a recreation ground with football and cricket pitches and a leisure centre. Storrington has a Non-League football club Storrington F.C., who play at the recreation ground.
Storrington is thinly disguised as the home of the home team in Hugh de Sélincourt's 1924 novel The Cricket Match, complete with chestnut trees and duck pond. In later editions a cartoon map of the town is used as end pages. John Parker wrote what was effectively a sequel in The Village Cricket Match in 1977.[8]
Landmarks
St Joseph's Hall in Greyfriars Lane is a Grade II listed [9] former residence of the Bishop of Arundel and Brighton. It was built as a private house for US businessman George Trotter in 1910, and then sold to a French religious order, the Norbertines. In 1956 it was used by Vincent and Nona Byrne as a home for refugees from the Hungarian uprising.[10]
Parham Park, towards Pulborough, is a country house with rolling parkland with a large herd of maintained deer. It is open most weekends to visitors. There is also the private Edwin Lutyens built Little Thakeham nearby.[11]
Places of worship include St Mary's[12] on Church Street, which is the main Church of England place of worship, and the Priory of Our Lady of England[12] on Monastery Lane, which is the Roman Catholic parish church of Storrington. The Roman Catholic bishops of Arundel lived nearby for a while. Other Christian denominations have places as well, including the Methodists and Jehovah's Witnesses.
Twinning
Storrington is twinned with the commune of Villerest in the Loire department of central France.[13]
References
- ^ Parish Population Projections Archived 2005-08-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Gazetteer of markets and fairs in England and Wales to 1516". Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2009.
- ^ "Cinema Museum Home Movie Database.xlsx". Google Docs. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ "Population statistics Storrington CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- ^ "Worthing Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- ^ "Storrington - At Home Estates". www.athomeestates.co.uk. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ^ "Outdoor activities - Storrington: walking, cycling, riding, gliding". Storrington, West Sussex. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ^ "A gentleman's game". The Argus. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ^ "St Joseph's Hall, Storrington". British Listed Buildings. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
- ^ "Tea and sympathy for Bishop". Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ "Little Thakeham". British Listed Buildings. Archived from the original on 14 October 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
- ^ a b "Churches - Storrington: places of worship". Storrington. Archived from the original on 26 March 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ^ "Twinning plaque in Storrington village centre". Archived from the original on 25 March 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
External links
- Media related to Storrington at Wikimedia Commons
- Storrington Museum
- Community website
- Horsham District Council