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Graffham

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

{{About-distinguish|the village in West Sussex|Grafham (disambiguation){{!}}Grafham}}

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

{{Infobox UK place

| official_name = Graffham

| country = England

| civil_parish = Graffham

| region = South East England

| static_image_name = Parish church of St Giles Graffam - geograph.org.uk - 1802561.jpg

| static_image_width =

| static_image_caption = Parish church of St Giles, Graffham, which Is In A Benefice With St Peter’s, East Lavington

| 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=4 May 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 = 11.81

| population = 516.

| population_ref = 2011 Census{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11123821&c=GU28+0NS&d=16&e=62&g=6473576&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1444833022114&enc=1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304104506/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11123821&c=GU28+0NS&d=16&e=62&g=6473576&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1444833022114&enc=1|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 March 2016|title=Civil Parish population 2011|access-date=14 October 2015|publisher=Office for National Statistics|work=Neighbourhood Statistics}}

| population_density = {{convert|43|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on}}

| os_grid_reference = SU927175

| coordinates = {{coord|50.94989|-0.68077|display=inline,title}}

| post_town = PETWORTH

| postcode_area = GU

| postcode_district = GU28

| dial_code = 01798

| constituency_westminster = Arundel and South Downs

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

| shire_district = Chichester

| shire_county = West Sussex

| website = https://graffham-pc.uk/

}}

Graffham is a village, Anglican parish and civil parish in West Sussex, England, situated on the northern escarpment of the South Downs within the South Downs National Park. The civil parish is made up of the village of Graffham, part of the hamlet of Selham, and South Ambersham. It forms part of the Bury Ward for the purposes of electing a Councillor to Chichester District Council.

History

Graffham was listed in the Domesday Book (1086) in the ancient hundred of Easebourne as having 13 households: seven villagers and six smallholders; with land for ploughing, woodland for pigs and a church, the parish's value to the lord of the manor was £8.{{cite web|title=Open Domesday: Graffham|url=https://opendomesday.org/place/SU9217/graffham/|access-date=18 June 2019}}

In the 1861 census, the parish covered {{convert|1658|acre}} and had a population of 410.{{cite web|title=GENUKI: Graffham|url=https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/SSX/Graffham|access-date=18 June 2019}} Selham was still a separate parish covering {{convert|1042|acre}} with a population of 123.{{cite web|title=GENUKI: Selham|url=https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/SSX/Selham|access-date=18 June 2019}}

Demography

In the 2001 census, the parish covered 11.81 km2 (2,917 acres) and had 229 households with a total population of 510 of whom 229 residents were economically active. The population at the 2021 Census was 517.

Amenities

The village of Graffham contains three pubs The Forester's Arms The White Horse, and The Three Moles (just across the parish boundary in Selham), a recreation ground, a village shop, the Anglican parish church of St Giles, which was largely rebuilt between 1874 and 1887, and a primary school. Seaford College, an independent school, is close by.

Notable people

Panorama from the South Downs, above the village and facing north.

References

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External links

  • [https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/SSX/Graffham Further historical information and sources on GENUKI]

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Category:Villages in West Sussex

Category:Chichester District