Stoughton, West Sussex
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Stoughton | |
Stoughton shown within West Sussex |
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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 | Chichester |
List of places: UK • England • West Sussex |
Stoughton is a village and civil parish in the District of Chichester in West Sussex, England located 9 kilometres (5.5 miles) north west of Chichester east of the B2146 road, on a lane leading to East Marden. The parish has a land area of 2987.1 hectares (7156 acres). In the 2001 census 631 people lived in 255 households, of whom 286 were economically active. The parish is crossed from west to east by the Monarch's Way long distance footpath, which passes through the villages of Stoughton and Walderton.
[edit] The parish church
The church, standing on a hillside overlooking the village, is of late Saxon or early Norman origin.[1]