Selham is a small
village in the
Chichester district of
West Sussex, England. It lies south of the
A272 road 3 miles (4.8 km) east of
Midhurst. It is mainly in the
civil parish of
Graffham, but partly in that of
Lodsworth
Lodsworth is a small village and civil parish in the Chichester district of West Sussex, England. It is situated between Midhurst and Petworth, half a mile north of the A272 road. It lies within the South Downs National Park, just to the north o ...
to the north.
History
Selham was listed in the
Domesday Book (1086) in the ancient
hundred of
Easebourne as having six households: two villagers, two smallholders and two slaves; resources included ploughing land, woodland and meadows, and a value to the lord of the manor of just over £3.
In 1861, Selham was still a separate parish covering with a population of 123.
In February 2010,
James Packer won approval from
Chichester District Council for a 327-acre
polo
Polo is a ball game played on horseback, a traditional field sport and one of the world's oldest known team sports. The game is played by two opposing teams with the objective of scoring using a long-handled wooden mallet to hit a small hard ...
complex to be built at Manor Farm on land owned by Lord Cowdray, not far from Great House Farm, the 38-hectare polo complex at Stedham, owned by his father Kerry Packer during the 1980s. Packer withdrew after the 2012 season, with the facilities being taken over by Sheikha Maitha bint Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum.
Buildings
Selham' pub is ''The Three Moles'', one of the smallest Public house, pubs in Sussex.
The church of St James is largely 11th century, having never undergone any major rebuilding, but it was restored in the 19th century.
From 192227 Frank Buttle was rector of Selham with South Ambersham.
Nearby the remains of Lodsworth Castle, a large 13th Century Motte-and-bailey, motte near Selham at Lodsbridge beside the River Rother (Western), River Rother. Lodsbridge was a wharf on the Rother Navigation waterway.
There was formerly a railway station on the Pulborough to Petersfield, Hampshire line. Selham Railway Station is now a private house.
References
External links
Further historical information and sources on GENUKI
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Villages in West Sussex
