Racton

{{Short description|Hamlet in West Sussex, England}}

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

{{Infobox UK place

| country = England

| static_image = St Peter's Church, Racton - geograph.org.uk - 798112.jpg

| static_image_width = 240px

| static_image_caption = St Peter's Church

| coordinates = {{coord|50.877105|-0.893100|display=inline,title}}

| official_name = Racton

| population =

| civil_parish = Stoughton

| shire_district = Chichester

| shire_county = West Sussex

| region = South East England

| constituency_westminster = Chichester

| post_town = Chichester

| postcode_district = PO18

| postcode_area = PO

| dial_code = 01243

| os_grid_reference =

}}

Racton is a hamlet in the civil parish of Stoughton, in the Chichester district of West Sussex, England. It lies on the B2147 road 2.1 miles (3.4 km) northeast of Emsworth. The hamlet lies along the River Ems. 0.4 miles north of the hamlet is the Racton Monument, constructed between 1766 and 1775 by the 2nd Earl of Halifax.{{cite web|title=Racton Monument|url=http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=974896|work=National Monuments Record|publisher=English Heritage|access-date= 9 March 2011}} Another prominent structure just outside the hamlet is Lordington Manor, former home of the Pole family. St Peter's Church, located in the centre of the hamlet, is a Grade I listed building, dating from the 12th-13th century.{{NHLE |num=1026186|accessdate=14 November 2011}} Racton was a civil parish until it was abolished and merged with Stoughton on 1 April 1933.{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10305718|title=Relationships and changes Racton CP/AP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=17 May 2024}} In 1931 the parish of Racton had a population of 113.{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10305718/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population statistics Racton CP/AP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=17 May 2024}}

File:Racton Monument-Tower-Folly - geograph.org.uk - 145096.jpg|Racton Monument lies north of the hamlet

File:Nave, St Peter's Church, Racton - geograph.org.uk - 798561.jpg|Nave inside St Peter's Church

File:Cottage and St Peter's Church, Racton - geograph.org.uk - 798584.jpg|Cottage and St Peter's Church

File:Explanatory inscription below memorial at St Peter's, Racton - geograph.org.uk - 1124907.jpg|Resting place of Sir Charles Gounter Nicoll inside St Peter's Church