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Heyshott

Village and parish in West Sussex, England

Field	Value
official_name	Heyshott
country	England
civil_parish	Heyshott
region	South East England
static_image_name	Heyshott Green.JPG
static_image_caption	Heyshott Green
area_footnotes
area_total_km2	9.38
population	270.
population_ref	2011 Census
population_density	33 /km2
os_grid_reference	SU897181
coordinates
post_town	MIDHURST
postcode_area	GU
postcode_district	GU29
dial_code	01730
constituency_westminster	Chichester
london_distance	46 mi NE
shire_district	Chichester
shire_county	West Sussex

Heyshott is a village, Anglican parish and civil parish in the Chichester district of West Sussex, England. It is approximately three miles south of Midhurst and lies within the South Downs National Park. Like many villages it has lost its shop but still has one pub, The Unicorn Inn. The hamlet of Hoyle is to the northeast of the village.

History

In the reign of Henry VIII (1509-1547), the manor was associated with Petworth, and in the 19th century was the property of Lord Leconfield.

Civil parish

In the 2001 census the parish covered 938 hectares (2316 acres) and had 131 households with a total population of 309 of whom 137 residents were economically active. The 2011 Census population was 270.

Anglican parish

The Anglican parish church is dedicated to St James the Great. Bishop Morris Maddocks is buried at the local church, alongside his wife Anne.

Parish records date back to 1690.

The area of the parish in the mid-19th century was 2171 acre and the parish population was 396.

Features and events

Heyshott holds an annual bonfire and firework display, which is held on a Saturday evening close to 5 November, from 7pm.

It also gives its name to the nearby site, "Heyshott Down Nature Reserve" - which is found just to the south of the village. The reserve is an SSSI (site of special scientific interest) containing neolithic and Bronze Age earthworks on a chalk grassland. The reserve offers a view over the village and a large portion of the south-western Weald.

There is a large number of listed buildings in and around the village, including the church, many cottages and a telephone kiosk.

Notable people

Richard Cobden (1804-1865), English manufacturer, politician and trade activist, lived at Dunford House, a Grade II listed building; a former pub in Cocking was named after him.
Anne Maddocks (1911-2006), organist
General Frank Messervy (1893-1973), general in the British Army in WW2

References

"2001 Census: West Sussex – Population by Parish". West Sussex County Council.
"Civil Parish 2011". Office for National Statistics.
Ordnance Survey
"GENUKI: Heyshott".
"National Trails".
"British Listed Buildings: Heyshott".
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Messervy, Frank. "ODNB 1871-1980: Messervy".

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