Didling is a small village in

West Sussex West Sussex is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Surrey to the north, East Sussex to the east, the English Channel to the south, and Hampshire to the west. The largest settlement is Cr ...

, England. On 1 April 1933 the parish was abolished and merged with Treyford. The 824 acre village consists of a few buildings and the historic church of St Andrew's, which dates to the 13th century.

Geography

Didling is a small village and former

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, currently in the parish of Elsted and Treyford, in the

Chichester Chichester ( ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and civil parish in the Chichester District, Chichester district of West Sussex, England.OS Explorer map 120: Chichester, South Harting and Selsey Scale: 1:25 000. Publisher ...

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, England. It lies on the Treyford to Bepton road 3.5 miles (5.7 km) south-west of

Midhurst Midhurst () is a market town and civil parish in the Chichester District in West Sussex, England. It lies on the River Rother (Western), River Rother, inland from the English Channel and north of Chichester. The name Midhurst was first reco ...

. In 1931 the parish had a population of 99. The village comprises 824 acres, and lies under Didling Hill.

St Andrew's Church

The 13th century church of St Andrew, known as "The Shepherds' Church", sits a little to the south of the village on the northern slope of Didling Hill. The nave and chancel date to the 13th century, and was constructed of plastered rubble with ashlar dressings. The wooden porch is modern.
In 1587, Salisbury founder John Wallis cast a bell inscribed "I W 1587", which was stolen in February 1979. As a result, a smaller bell measuring 15.75" in diameter was transferred from Whitsbury church, Hampshire, which had been cast by the same founder in 1623. The old bell measured 17.13" in diameter and was chimed by an iron lever''The Bells of Sussex'': Didling, St Andrew
/ref> The west wall is brick, and was probably remodeled in the 17th century. The font may be from the 12th century.

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