Earnley
Earnley | |
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Earnley parish church | |
Location withinWest Sussex | |
Area | 7.10 km2(2.74 sq mi)[1] |
Population | 459.2011 Census[2] |
•Density | 63/km2(160/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | SZ815969 |
•London | 60 miles (97 km)NNE |
Civil parish |
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District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | CHICHESTER |
Postcode district | PO20 |
Dialling code | 01243 |
Police | Sussex |
Fire | West Sussex |
Ambulance | South East Coast |
UK Parliament | |
Website | http://earnleypc.org/ |
Earnleyis a village and a civil and ecclesiasticalparishin theChichesterDistrict ofWest Sussex,England. It is located four miles (6.4 km) south-west ofChichester,and lies on the south coast ofEngland.The parish includes the settlements of Almodington and Batchmere.
History
[edit]AnAnglo-Saxon charterof AD 780[a]names a piece of land as 'Earnaleach and Tielesora' that was given to the church of St Paul.[b][3][4]Then in a charter, dated AD930, KingÆthelstangranted to BishopBeornheahofSelsey,[c]land at Medmerry inSelsey'with the woodland and fields lying therewith called Erneleia'.[5]
Historically Earnley was situated in the hundred ofLa ManwodeorManwood,now known under the formManhood.The nameLa Manwodemeans 'the common wood' and extended round Hundredsteddle[d]Farm, where the boundaries of the Witterings, Birdham, and Earnley coincide.Hundredsteddle[d]was the meeting place for the hundred moot and other hundred business. The nameHundredsteddle[d]refers to the floor on which theHundred courtwould have sat.[7][8]It lay in the ancient pre-Conquest division of Sussex known as theRape (county subdivision)of Chichester. TheDomesday surveydoes not include Earnley, however it is possible that at that time it was included withEast WitteringorWest Wittering.[9]The mediævallords of the manorhere belonged to theErnle,Ernley,orErneleyfamily, and derived their surname from a manor they held in this parish. The land was given to Luke de Ernele by his nephew, William de Lancing as part of aKnight's fee,in 1166.[4]
Earnley Church is a grade II* listed church[10]and together with its small graveyard is contained within retaining stone walls of an interesting boat shaped island of land. The nave is of 13th-century origin. A century later the chancel was added; an aumbry fitted with a carved door dates back to the 14th century. The first recorded rector was in office in 1365; parish registers survive from 1562, but there is no record of a dedication. It has always simply been "Earnley Church".[11]
Placename
[edit]TheO.E.form of Earnley wasEarnlēah.'Earn' meaning Eagle (or possibly a person's name) and 'lēah' wood, glade or clearing.[12] [13]
Culture and community
[edit]- In June every year since 2016 the Parish Council holds an annual fete.[14]
Landmarks
[edit]Part of theSite of Special Scientific InterestBracklesham Bayruns along the coastline of the parish.[15]
Notes
[edit]- ^The AD 780 charter (Charter WSRO Cap I/17/2) is the only Selsey charter to survive as an original.[3]
- ^The location of St Paul has not been identified, but was possibly at Wittering or Selsey.[3]
- ^TheSussex Diocesewas based in Selsey from c.681-c.1075
- ^abcThe wordsteddlewas quite common in Sussex various examples being:Bedsteddle- Bedstead;Jointsteddle- a stool framed by joinery work;Oxsteddle- Stabling or stalls for oxen;Steddle- a small side table or a temporary arrangement of boards and trestles.[6]
References
[edit]- ^"2001 Census: West Sussex – Population by Parish"(PDF).West Sussex County Council. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 8 June 2011.Retrieved26 April2009.
- ^UK Census(2011)."Local Area Report – Earnley Parish (E04009894)".Nomis.Office for National Statistics.Retrieved18 July2019.
- ^abcKelly, S.E (1998).Anglo-Saxon Charters VI, Charters of Selsey.OUP for the British Academy. pp. 46–53.ISBN0-19-726175-2.
- ^ab'Earnley', in A History of the County of Sussex: Volume 4, the Rape of Chichester, ed. L F Salzman (London, 1953), pp. 201-203.British History Online. accessed 19 March 2016
- ^Kelly, S.E (1998).Anglo-Saxon Charters VI, Charters of Selsey.OUP for the British Academy. pp. 71–77.ISBN0-19-726175-2.
- ^Parish, William Douglas(1875).A Dictionary of the Sussex Dialect and Collection of Provincialisms in use in the County of Sussex.Lewes: Farncombe & Co.
- ^Stenton, F.M; Mawer, A (1930).Placenames of Sussex.Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 79.
- ^Salzman, L.F, ed. (1953).""The hundred of Manhood: Introduction." A History of the County of Sussex: the Rape of Chichester ".Victoria County History.London: British History Online. Web. p. 198.Retrieved18 July2019.
- ^"Open Domesday: Hundred of Wittering".Retrieved29 June2023.
- ^Historic England."The Parish church, Earnley (1026360)".National Heritage List for England.Retrieved17 July2019.
- ^"Earnley Church".St Anne's Church East Wittering.Archivedfrom the original on 17 July 2019.Retrieved17 July2019.
- ^Roberts, R.G., ed. (1914).The placenames of Sussex.Cambridge University Press. p. 59.
- ^Gelling, Margaret(1984).Place-Names in the Landscape.London: Orion Publishing. pp. 198–205.ISBN1-84212-264-9.
- ^"Earnley Fete 10th June 2017".Earnley Parish Council. 25 May 2017.Retrieved8 June2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^"SSSI Citation — Bracklesham Bay"(PDF).Natural England.Retrieved4 April2009.
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Sources: Victoria History of the County of Sussex, volumes 2 and 7
External links
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