Bury, West Sussex

{{Short description|Village and parish in West Sussex, England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}

{{Infobox UK place

| country = England

| coordinates = {{coord|50.909|-0.563|display=inline,title}}

| official_name = Bury

| static_image = St. John the Evangelist, Bury.JPG

| static_image_width = 240px

| static_image_caption = St. John the Evangelist, Bury

| area_footnotes = {{cite web|url=http://www.westsussex.gov.uk/communityandliving/census2001/pop_parish_summary.pdf |title=2001 Census: West Sussex – Population by Parish |publisher=West Sussex County Council |access-date=12 April 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608075926/http://www.westsussex.gov.uk/communityandliving/census2001/pop_parish_summary.pdf |archive-date=8 June 2011 }}

| area_total_km2 = 13.15

| population = 642

| population_ref = (2011 Census){{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11121507&c=Bury&d=16&e=62&g=6473572&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1444834281411&enc=1 |title=Civil Parish population 2011 |work=Neighbourhood Statistics |publisher=Office for National Statistics |access-date=14 October 2015}}

| population_density = {{convert|53|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on}}

| os_grid_reference = TQ011131

| london_distance = {{convert|45|mi}} NNE

| civil_parish = Bury

| shire_district = Chichester

| shire_county = West Sussex

| region = South East England

| constituency_westminster = Arundel and South Downs

| post_town = PULBOROUGH

| postcode_district = RH20

| postcode_area = RH

| dial_code = 01798

| website =

}}

Bury is a village and civil parish in the Chichester district of West Sussex, England. It is located on the A29 road, around {{convert|5|mi|km|0}} south-west of Pulborough.

The villages of Bury and nearby West Burton are sited at the foot of the scarp slope of the South Downs, where springs from the chalk strata provided a constant supply of clean water. The Anglican parish church of St. John the Evangelist lies east of the village centre on the west bank of the River Arun. The church is dominated by a 12th Century tower with a cedar-shingled spire.[http://www.acny.org.uk/venue.php?V=4829 St John's Church] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927010559/http://www.acny.org.uk/venue.php?V=4829 |date=2007-09-27 }} accessed 18/02/08 There was formerly a passenger ferry by rowing boat to Amberley on the east bank.[http://wsgfl.westsussex.gov.uk/ccm/content/community-projects/community/schools-work/bury/trail-b-the-village-trail-settlement.en;jsessionid=aztQesYfroQd West Sussex grid for learning] Retrieved 2009-09-07 {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}

There are many old houses in the village and a large modern village hall. There is one pub, the Squire and Horse, beside the A29 road. Bury House close to the pub was the home of author John Galsworthy for the final seven years of his life.

File:Bury in West Sussex.JPG

West Burton, across some fields to the west, is smaller than Bury and has many interesting old houses.

The village has a cricket club which plays its home matches at Bury Common.

The parish has a land area of 1315 hectares (3247 acres). In the 2001 census 691 people lived in 264 households, of whom 319 were economically active. The 2011 Census recorded a population of 642.