Bepton
{{Short description|Village and parish in West Sussex, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox UK place
| official_name = Bepton
| country = England
| civil_parish = Bepton
| region = South East England
| static_image_name = Bepton Common.JPG
| static_image_width =
| static_image_caption = Bepton Common
| area_total_km2 = 7.93
| population = 234.
| population_ref = 2011 Census{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11120610&c=GU29+0HX&d=16&e=62&g=6473871&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1445076759167&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|access-date=17 October 2015}}
| population_density = {{convert|31|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on}}
| os_grid_reference = SU856182
| coordinates = {{coord|50.95689|-0.78246|display=inline,title}}
| post_town = MIDHURST
| postcode_area = GU
| postcode_district = GU29
| dial_code = 01730
| constituency_westminster = Chichester
| london_distance = {{convert|47|mi}} NE
| shire_district = Chichester
| shire_county = West Sussex
| website =
}}
Bepton is a village, Anglican parish{{cite web|title=GENUKI: Bepton|url=https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/SSX/Bepton|access-date=22 June 2019}} and civil parish in the Chichester district of West Sussex, England. According to the 2001 census it had 104 households with a population of 249 of whom 117 were economically active. The village is about {{convert|3|mi}} south-west of Midhurst. The hamlet of Bepton Common (grid reference SU871205) is in the north-east corner of the parish, just outside Midhurst.
History
Bepton (Babintone) was listed in the Domesday Book (1086) in the ancient hundred of Easebourne as having 23 households: 10 villagers, 10 smallholders and three slaves. With ploughing land and a church, it had a value to the lord of the manor of £5. The lord was an unspecified Geoffrey, and the tenant-in-chief was Earl Roger of Shrewsbury.{{cite web|title=Open Domesday: Bepton|url=https://opendomesday.org/place/SU8518/bepton/|access-date=22 June 2019}}
In 1861, the population was 211, the parish was {{convert|1224|acre}} and was mainly arable land. In Kelly's Directory of 1867, the church of St Mary was described as "an ancient flint building in the Anglo-Norman style, and has a nave, chancel, and tower".
In 1931, its population was documented at 292. By 1953, its area had expanded to 1,910 acres (770 hectares).
Transport
Road access to Bepton is by approximately {{convert|1.5|mi}} of country lanes off the A286 road from either Bepton Road, Midhurst, or Bell Lane, Cocking.
The nearest railway stations are {{convert|11|mi}} west or north of the village, at Petersfield or Haslemere, both on the main line between London and Portsmouth.
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Bepton}}
- [http://bepton.org/ Bepton Parish Council]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927203357/http://www.achurchnearyou.com/venue.php?V=4776 St Mary's Church]
- [http://www.westsussex.info/bepton.shtml Bepton guide]
- [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=41693 Further historical information and sources at British History Online]
- [https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/SSX/Bepton Further historical information and sources on GENUKI]
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