Runcton
{{Short description|Village in West Sussex, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country = England
| static_image = The Walnut Tree pub garden, Runcton, West Sussex - geograph.org.uk - 2098465.jpg
| static_image_caption = The Walnut Tree pub garden
| coordinates = {{coord|50.81505|-0.7514|display=inline,title}}
| official_name = Runcton
| population =
| civil_parish = North Mundham
| shire_district = Chichester
| shire_county = West Sussex
| region = South East England
| constituency_westminster = Chichester
| post_town = Chichester
| postcode_district = PO20
| postcode_area = PO
| dial_code =
| os_grid_reference = SU880024
}}
Runcton is a village in the Chichester district of West Sussex, England. It lies on the B2166 road {{convert|1.9|mi}} southeast of Chichester.Ordnance Survey
In the 2011 census the population of the hamlet was included in the civil parish of North Mundham.
The village includes a farm shop, garden centre, a pub The Walnut Tree, nearby North Mundham primary school and Chichester Free School.
History
Runcton was a significant settlement in the ancient hundred of Boxgrove and was listed in the Domesday survey of 1086 as having 26 households (six villagers, five slaves and 15 cottagers). Resources included ploughing lands, two mills and a fishery.{{cite web|title=Open Domesday: Runcton|url=https://opendomesday.org/place/SU8802/runcton/|access-date=16 June 2019}}
Prior to 1086, the Norman lord Roger of Montgomery, Earl of Shrewsbury and Chichester, gave the manor of Runcton to the Norman abbey of Troarn: in 1260, Bruton Priory in Somerset took over all the English lands of Troarn abbey.{{cite web |last1=Page |first1=William |title='Alien houses: Priory of Runcton', in A History of the County of Sussex: Volume 2, |url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/sussex/vol2/p121a |website=British History Online |access-date=13 August 2021}} After the dissolution of the monasteries in the 1530s, Thomas Bowyer bought the manor of Runcton and joined it with the manor of North Mundham.{{cite web |last1=Salzman |first1=L F |title='North Mundham', in A History of the County of Sussex: Volume 4, the Rape of Chichester |url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/sussex/vol4/pp160-165 |website=British History Online |access-date=13 August 2021}}
File:Runcton Mill - geograph.org.uk - 4147077.jpg
In 1848, the hamlet of Runcton had 98 inhabitants.{{cite web |last1=Lewis |first1=S |title=Rufford - Runwick Pages 711-716 A Topographical Dictionary of England |url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/topographical-dict/england/pp711-716#h3-0013 |website=British History Online |access-date=13 August 2021}}
Listed buildings
Runcton Manor is a Grade II-listed house on Runcton Lane: the main front part is a Regency era building, from the late 18th/early 19th century, with an older building to the rear.{{cite web |title=Runcton Manor |url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101026278-runcton-manor-north-mundham |website=British Listed Buildings |access-date=13 August 2021}}{{NHLE|num=1026278 |desc=Runcton Manor |grade=II |access-date=6 February 2024 }}
There are four other listed buildings: Severals (II*), Springdale Cottage, Runcton Manor, Runcton Mill and Runcton Cottage.{{cite web|title=British Listed Buildings: Runcton|url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/search/?q=Runcton|access-date=6 February 2024}}
Amenities
File:Manor Nurseries outside display, Runcton - geograph.org.uk - 6491034.jpg
Local amenities including a farm shop, garden centre, a pub The Walnut Tree,{{cite web|title=Bing Maps: Runcton|url=https://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=50.815185%7E-0.754463&lvl=16.0&sp=Point.50.81505_-0.7514_Runcton___|access-date=6 February 2024}} nearby North Mundham primary school and Chichester Free School.
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