Treyford is a hamlet and
Anglican
Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition that has developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. It is one of th ...
parish in the
Chichester district of
West Sussex, England. It lies within the
civil parish of
Elsted and Treyford
Elsted and Treyford is a civil parish in the Chichester district of West Sussex, west of Midhurst. It contains the settlements of Elsted
Elsted is a village and Anglican parish in the Chichester district of West Sussex, England. It lies within t ...
. The hamlet sits on the
Elsted
Elsted is a village and Anglican parish in the Chichester district of West Sussex, England. It lies within the civil parish of Elsted and Treyford. The village is on the Midhurst to South Harting Road 4.5 miles (7.2 km) west of Midhurst. ...
to
Bepton
Bepton is a village, Anglican parish and civil parish in the Chichester district of West Sussex, England. According to the 2001 census it had 104 households with a population of 249 of whom 117 were economically active. The village is about so ...
Road southwest of
Midhurst.
History
Treyford (''Treverde'') was listed in the
Domesday Book (1086) in the ancient
hundred of
Dumpford as having 21 households: eight villagers, eight smallholders and five slaves; with ploughing land, woodland, meadows and a mill, it had a value to the lord of the manor of £5.4. The lord of the manor was Robert, son of Theobald.
In 1861, the population was 123, and the area of the parish was .
Parish church
The old parish church of St Mary, according to Kelly's Directory of 1867
Kelly's continues:
The ruins of the old church are a
listed building.
See also
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Devil's Jumps, Treyford
The Devil's Jumps are a group of five large bell barrows situated on the South Downs south-east of Treyford in the county of West Sussex in southern England. The Devil's Jumps site is listed as a Scheduled Ancient Monument and as a Local Na ...
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Treyford to Bepton Down
Treyford to Bepton Down is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-west of Midhurst in West Sussex.
This site consists of five separate blocks of steeply sloping chalk grassland and yew woodland on the South Downs. The grassland h ...
References
External links
Further historical information and sources on GENUKI
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