Funtington is a village and

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in the

Chichester Chichester () is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and civil parish in West Sussex, England.OS Explorer map 120: Chichester, South Harting and Selsey Scale: 1:25 000. Publisher:Ordnance Survey – Southampton B2 edition. Publi ...

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, England.OS Explorer map 120: Chichester, South Harting and Selsey Scale: 1:25 000. Publisher:Ordnance Survey – Southampton B2 edition. Publishing Date:2009. It lies on the B2146 Road 4.5 miles (7.2 km) west of

. The parish also contains the villages of East and West Ashling, West Stoke and the

Kingley Vale Kingley Vale is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Chichester in West Sussex. It is also a Special Area of Conservation and a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I. An area of is a national nature reserve. The site ...

National Nature Reserve lies at its northern tip. There is a farm produce shop and a pub at the centre of the village. Funtington Primary School is in the village of West Ashling.

Governance

An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward stretches north to

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with a total population taken at the 2011 census of 2,671.

Religious sites

St. Mary's Anglican church, dating from the 12th Century, is the principal church in the parish of Funtington. St. Andrew's church at West Stoke is of Saxon origin. The chapel of St. Mary's at Sennicotts lies about two miles (3 km) to the east, off the Chichester road.

The Old Congregational Chapel

The old Congregational Chapel, is a Grade II listed building, situated on the road between East Ashling and Funtington, opposite the turning to West Ashling. The foundation stone of the chapel was laid on Friday, 18 September 1863. Most of the building material used was various stones, recovered from the fallen tower, of

Chichester Cathedral Chichester Cathedral, formally known as the Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity, is the seat of the Anglican Bishop of Chichester. It is located in Chichester, in West Sussex, England. It was founded as a cathedral in 1075, when the seat of ...

. The tower having fallen down during a storm in 1861. The Chapel closed, as place of worship, between 1934 and 1938. It became a scout headquarters for a while and then a clock museum run by the Clock trust.

Landmarks

lies on the border of the parish which is a Site of Special Scientific Interest and a national nature reserve. It is noted for its Yew woodlands. The site is also known for its archaeological interest including Bronze Age and Roman earthworks,

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s, a camp and a field system.

Marshal of the Royal Air Force Marshal of the Royal Air Force (MRAF) is the highest rank in the Royal Air Force (RAF). In peacetime it was granted to RAF officers in the appointment of Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS), and to retired Chiefs of the Air Staff (CAS), who were ...

Charles Portal, 1st Viscount Portal of Hungerford Marshal of the Royal Air Force Charles Frederick Algernon Portal, 1st Viscount Portal of Hungerford, (21 May 1893 – 22 April 1971) was a senior Royal Air Force officer. He served as a bomber pilot in the First World War, and rose to become f ...

, (1893–1971) lived at West Ashling and is buried in Funtington churchyard. Pat Porteous (1918-2000) who took part in the

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in August 1942 is buried in St Mary's churchyard.

Gallery

File:St Mary, Sennicotts (3) (geograph 1895908).jpg, St Mary's, Sennicotts. File:St. Andrews, West Stoke, West Sussex (geograph 2171456).jpg, St. Andrew's, West Stoke. Image:KingleyVale.JPG, Kingley Vale National Nature Reserve File:The Old Chapel - geograph.org.uk - 654906.jpg, The Old Chapel

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{{authority control Villages in West Sussex