Parish Maps

A Glimpse into West Sussex

SELSEY: A mousetrap industry thrived in the High Street. The trap, invented by Colin Pullinger (1815-1910) was shown at the Great Exhibition in 1851, apparently fascinating Queen Victoria.

"It all started with four ladies sipping coffee..." Valerie Shepherd, Poling.

"Did I realise what was involved when I started, and if I'd known, would I have done it? ... To coin a phrase 'it's the journey, not the destination'." Lou Oakes, Warningcamp.

ELSTED, TREYFORD and DIDLING: Memorial to Hauptmann Joseph Oestermann 1915-1940. The memorial was erected in recognition of his bravery. He was a German pilot of an aircraft disabled during a raid on Aldershot. Her remained at the controls, enabling his crew to bail out.

"These maps are very special ... they all vividly express what the map makers themselves feel about their home locality." Kim Leslie, West Sussex County Council

BURPHAM: Spring: 1st April - Reverend Peter and Sue Taylor celebrated their Silver Wedding anniversary. 8th April - Jack O'Neil celebrated his 80th birthday in the Village Hall. 20th April - Annual Parochial Church Council Meeting. 21st April - Good Friday. 23rd April - Easter Day & St George's Day. 13th May - The Village Ball.

LYMINSTER: Over 30 species of wildflowers can be found between Crossbush and Arundel roundabout.

FERNHURST: Can you find the Fernhurst Field Mouse? 

"Suddenly our parish means something - we are no longer just a suburb of our larger neighbour."

ALDWICK: The Old Ship Inn has quenched the thirst of fishermen - and others - for centuries.

FELPHAM: "The battle continues to save the remaining small green areas from bricks, mortar and tarmac."

"A few parishes revived the ancient tradition of beating the parish bounds to define more clearly the limits of what was to be mapped. One used a boat as well as legs to follow the boundary, provided a farm lunch in a barn and ended up with an open-air service to bless the parish fields." Kim Leslie. The following towns and villages made maps for this project:

Aldwick + ... Apuldram + ... Ardingly ... Arundel + ... Ashington + ... Balcombe + ... Billingshurst + ... Birdham ... Bosham + ... Boxgrove + ... Burpham + ... Bury + ... Chichester (City) ... Chichester (St John's Street) + ... Chidham + ... Clapham & Patching + ... Cocking ... Coldwaltham + ... Copthorne + ... Crawley Down + ... Donnington + ... Easebourne + ... Eastergate + ... East Preston ... Elsted, Treyford and Didling + ... Felpham + ... Fernhurst + ... Ferring + ... Fishbourne + ... Fittleworth ... Funtington + ... Goring by Sea + ... Graffham, Selham and South Ambersham + ... Harting + ... Hayward's Heath + ... Henfield + ... Heyshott ... Highbrook ... Hunston ... Hurstpierpoint & Sayers Common + ... Itchenor ... Lavant + ... Lindfield + ... Lodsworth + ... Loxwood + ... Lurgashall + ... Lyminster + ... Lynchmere ... Madehurst ... Midhurst + ... Milland + ... North Mundham + ... Pagham ... Parham + ... Petworth ... Plaistow + ... Poling + ... Pulborough + ... Rogate + ... Selsey + ... Shipley + ... Sidlesham + ... Singleton ... Slindon + ... Slinfold + ... Southbourne ... South Stoke + ... Southwater ... Staplefield + ... Stedham with Iping + ... Sutton & Bignor ... Tangmere ... Turners Hill ... Upper Beeding + ... Walberton + ...Warningcamp + ... Washington ... Westhampnett ... West Hoathly ... West Lavington ... West Tarring ... Woodmancote ... Woolbeding & Linch + ... Whyke + ... Yapton & Ford +

Copies of those marked + are available for sale -
contact Kim Leslie for details of price
and where they can be ordered from:

Kim Leslie
West Sussex Records Office,
County Hall,
Chichester,
PO19 1RN
+44(0)1243 753600
or e-mail Kim.Leslie [at] westsussex.gov.uk.

There is also a booklet, "Mapping the Millennium"
and a large new book, A SENSE OF PLACE.