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Merston

Village and parish in West Sussex, England

Village and parish in West Sussex, England

FieldValue
countryEngland
static_imageSt Giles' church, Merston - geograph.org.uk - 1543854.jpg
static_image_captionSt Giles’ Church
coordinates
official_nameMerston
civil_parishOving
shire_districtChichester
shire_countyWest Sussex
regionSouth East England
constituency_westminsterChichester
post_townChichester
postcode_districtPO20
postcode_areaPO
os_grid_referenceSU895028

Merston is a small village, an Anglican parish and former civil parish, now in the civil parish of Oving, in the Chichester district of West Sussex, England. It lies just south of the A259 road 2.4 miles southeast of Chichester.

History

Merston was listed in the Domesday Book (1086) in the ancient hundred of Boxgrove as having 16 households, meadows, plough land, and three mills. The tenant in chief was Earl Roger of Shrewsbury.

In 1861, Merston Anglican parish's population was 79, and the parish was 710 acre.

In 1931 the parish had a population of 85. On 1 April 1933 the civil parish was abolished and merged with Oving.

Parish church

The 13th-century St Giles church is a Grade I listed building. The font is 12th-century. The parish is now in the parish of North Mundham with Merston in the Diocese of Chichester, and St Giles is closed for services. The church's original registers are held by West Sussex Record Office in Chichester. The church is open to visitors.

RAF Merston

Nearby was RAF Merston, a World War II airfield. The airfield was in use from 1939 to 1945.

References

References

  1. "GENUKI: Merston, Sussex".
  2. Ordnance Survey
  3. "Open Domesday: Merston".
  4. "Population statistics Merston AP/CP through time". [[A Vision of Britain through Time]].
  5. "Relationships and changes Merston AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time.
  6. {{NHLE
  7. "Church of England Heritage Record: Merston St Giles".
  8. "GENUKI: The Parish Church of St Giles".
  9. "Oving parish council: St Giles Church".
  10. "Merston". [[Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust]].
  11. Lee, David. (2005). "Action Stations Revisited: The Complete History of Britain's Military Airfields". Crécy.
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