Fittleworth
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  Fittleworth shown within West Sussex |
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| OS grid reference | |
|---|---|
| District | Chichester |
| Shire county | West Sussex |
| Region | South East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Sussex |
| Fire | West Sussex |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| European Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Horsham |
| List of places: UK • England • West Sussex | |
Fittleworth is a village and civil parish in the District of Chichester in West Sussex, England located 7 kilometres (3 miles) west of Pulborough on the A283 road. The village has an Anglican church, a primary school and one pub, the Swan.
In the 2001 census the parish covered 1164.0 Hectares (2875 acres) and had 405 households with a total population of 931 people, of whom 434 were economically active.
The artist Charles Henry Sims lived there in the early 1900s.[1]
In 1924, the Ancient Order of Froth Blowers was founded at its Swan Inn.[2]
It was served by Fittleworth railway station, on a branch line of the now-defunct Midhurst Railways, from 1889 to 1963.[3]
It was the home of the composer Elgar for a number of years.
[edit] References
- ^ Simon Reynolds, "Sims, Charles Henry (1873–1928)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 27 June 2007
- ^ The pubs that made history, Ian Herbert and Danielle Dwyer, The Independent, London, February 10, 2006
- ^ Smith, Keith and Mitchell, Vic (1981). Branch Lines to Midhurst. Middleton. ISBN 0-906520-01-0
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