North Mundham
{{Short description|Village and parish in West Sussex, England}}
{{about|the village in Chichester District|Mundham, Norfolk|Mundham|South Mundham|South Mundham}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox UK place
| official_name = North Mundham
| country = England
| civil_parish = North Mundham
| region = South East England
| static_image = North Mundham St Stephen.jpg
| static_image_width = 240px
| static_image_caption = Church of St. Stephen
| area_total_km2 = 10.27
| population = 1,201.
| population_ref = 2011 Census including Runcton{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11127063&c=North+Mundham&d=16&e=62&g=6473757&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1444920553593&enc=1|title=Civil parish population 2011|access-date=15 October 2015}}
| population_density = {{convert|114|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on}}
| os_grid_reference = SU875023
| coordinates = {{coord|50.8139|-0.75871|display=inline,title}}
| post_town = CHICHESTER
| postcode_area = PO
| postcode_district = PO20
| dial_code = 01243
| constituency_westminster = Chichester
| london_distance = {{convert|55|mi}} NNE
| shire_district = Chichester
| shire_county = West Sussex
| website =
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North Mundham is a village, Anglican parish{{cite web|title=GENUKI: North Mundham|url=https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/SSX/NorthMundham|access-date=6 February 2024}} and civil parish in the Chichester district of West Sussex, England. It lies on the B2166 road two miles (3.2 km) southeast of Chichester. The parish includes the village of Runcton. The Anglican parish includes the neighbouring settlements of South Mundham, Runcton and Merston.{{cite web|title=Chichester Diocese: North Mundham|url=https://www.achurchnearyou.com/search/?lat=50.812774&lon=-0.758373&place=North+Mundham%2C+Chichester+PO20+1LE%2C+UK&postcode=PO20+1LE&text=|access-date=6 February 2024}}
Etymology
The earliest known appearance of the name is se northra Mundan ham, which is listed as appurtenant in a charter from AD 680 by which Cædwalla of Wessex gave Pagham to St Wilfrid.Birch, W. (Ed.). (2012). Cartularium Saxonicum: A Collection of Charters Relating to Anglo-Saxon History (Cambridge Library Collection - Medieval History). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/CBO9781139177337 Mund is the nominative plural of the Old English word munda, meaning "protector" or "guardian."[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mund#Old_English Wiktionary]. The suffix -ham is the Old English noun meaning "homestead, village, manor or estate." The suffix -hamm is the Old English for enclosure, land hemmed by water or marsh or higher ground, land in a riverbend, rivermeadow or promontory". Both appear as -ham in modern place-names.Mills, A. D., A Dictionary of English Placenames. New York: Oxford University Press, 1991.
History
Mundham (not distinguishing between North Mundham and South Mundham) was listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 in the Hundred of Stockbridge{{cite web|title=Open Domesday: Stockbridge (Hundred)|url=https://opendomesday.org/hundred/stockbridge/|access-date=19 November 2022}} as having 30 households, plough lands, church and mills, and a value of 8 pounds.{{cite web|title=Open Domesday: Mundham|url=https://opendomesday.org/place/SU8702/mundham/|access-date=19 November 2022}}
In 1861 the area of the ecclesiastical parish was {{convert|1882|acre}} and had a population of 426. It included the village of Runcton.
Listed buildings
The parish church, in the Diocese of Chichester, is dedicated to St Stephen and is a Grade II* listed building; it dates from the 13th century, but was largely (apart from the tower) restored in 1883 by Sir Arthur Blomfield.{{NHLE|num=1026279 |desc=The parish church of St Stephen |grade=II* |access-date=6 February 2024 }}
There are 23 other listed buildings in the parish; four are classified as Grade II*, and the remainder as Grade II.{{cite web|title=British Listed Buildings: North Mundham|url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/search/?q=North+Mundham|access-date=6 February 2024}}
Governance
An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward includes Oving with a total ward population taken at the 2011 census of 2,252.{{cite web|url=http://www.ukcensusdata.com/north-mundham-e05007618#sthash.tLyDTXjW.dpbs|title=Ward population 2011|access-date=15 October 2015}}
References
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External links
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