Racton is a
hamlet
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in the
Chichester
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district
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of
West Sussex
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, England. It lies on the B2147 road 2.1 miles (3.4 km) northeast of
Emsworth
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and within the civil parish of
Stoughton. The hamlet lies along the
River Ems. 0.4 miles north of the hamlet is the
Racton Monument
Racton Monument (known locally as Racton Ruin) is a folly on a hill in Racton, West Sussex, England with views over Chichester Harbour and to the Isle of Wight. It was commissioned by the 2nd Earl of Halifax, either as a summerhouse for the near ...
, constructed between 1766 and 1775 by the
2nd Earl of Halifax.
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
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listed building, dating from the 12th-13th century.
Racton Monument
Racton Monument (known locally as Racton Ruin) is a folly on a hill in Racton, West Sussex, England with views over Chichester Harbour and to the Isle of Wight. It was commissioned by the 2nd Earl of Halifax, either as a summerhouse for the near ...
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
Sir Charles Gounter Nicoll Order of the Bath, KB (1704–24 November 1733), of Racton, Sussex, was a British politician who sat in the British House of Commons, House of Commons from 1729 to 1733.
Gounter Nicoll, born Gounter was baptised on 7 O ...
inside St Peter's Church
References
External links
Villages in West Sussex
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