Stedham is a village and

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in the

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, England, on the A272 road west of

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. The village has a garden centre, social club and a pub, ''The Hamilton Arms'', which has a Thai restaurant. The village shop closed in 1991.

Governance

It lies within the

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Stedham with Iping Stedham with Iping is a civil parish in the Chichester district of West Sussex, England. It is approximately two miles (3 km) west of Midhurst and comprises the two villages of Stedham and Iping. There are two churches in the parish: St Jam ...

where the 2011 Census population is included. An

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in the same name exists. At the 2011 Census the ward had a population of 2,114.

Parish history

Church

The parish church of St James is at the north end of the village just above the River Rother. The original church was built c. 1040, however not much of this is left. The upper parts of the church are dated c. 1673. The churchyard contains a yew tree which is thought to be over 2,500 years old.

Domesday Book

The parish (then called ''Stedeham'') was listed in the

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(1086), in the ancient

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Easebourne Easebourne () is a village, Anglican parish and civil parish in the Chichester District of West Sussex, England. It is half a mile (0.8 km) north of Midhurst, across the River Rother on the A272 and A286 roads. The parish includes the ham ...

, as a large settlement having 49 households: 23 villagers, 16 smallholders and 10 slaves. Resources included ploughing land, meadows, woodland, three mills and the church.

19th century

In 1861, the parish extended to and the population was 530. Stedham's watermill at the north end of the village was used for manufacturing blotting paper.

Education

Stedham Primary School is the main

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serving the village. In 2014

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opened a

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for its senior pupils at the site of the former St Cuthman's School in Stedham, The school admitted pupils from South London, however the school is now closed.

References

External links

Further historical information and sources on GENUKI
{{authority control Villages in West Sussex