Eartham

Eartham
The George pub
Eartham  Eartham shown within West Sussex
Area	8.36 km2 (3.23 sq mi)
Population	104  2001 Census
- Density	12 /km2 (31 /sq mi)
OS grid reference	SU939094
- London	49 miles (79 km) NNE
Civil parish	Eartham
District	Chichester
Shire county	West Sussex
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CHICHESTER
Postcode district	PO18
Dialling code	01243
Police	Sussex
Fire	West Sussex
Ambulance	South East Coast
EU Parliament	South East England
UK Parliament	Chichester
List of places: UK • England • West Sussex

Eartham is a village and civil parish in the District of Chichester in West Sussex, England located 8.5 kilometres (5.3 mi) north east of Chichester east of the A285 road.

There is an Anglican parish church dedicated to St Margaret and a public house, The George, formerly The George and Dragon. The adjoining Manor Farm is the centre of a large farming enterprise. Nearby is Eartham House designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens which has been used since the 1920s as a private preparatory (junior) school, Great Ballard School. Eartham Wood to the north is an area of open access woodland, mostly beech trees through which the Roman road Stane Street runs. The route here today is followed only by bridleways and footpaths, and within Eartham Wood is part of the Monarch's Way long-distance path.

The parish has a land area of 836 hectares (2066 acres). In the 2001 census 104 people lived in 42 households, of whom 48 were economically active.

Eartham House was home to poet William Hayley from 1774 to 1800, when he sold it to MP and statesman William Huskisson. The church contains a memorial to Hayley's son Thomas by his friend sculptor John Flaxman.

St. Margaret's Church

Richard Nyren the famous Hambledon cricketer and landlord of the Bat & Ball Inn was born in Eartham c.1734.

External links

• Eartham Wood