Linchmere

Linchmere, also often spelled Lynchmere, is a village and a civil parish, the northernmost parish in the Chichester district of West Sussex, England. As well as Linchmere village, the parish contains the settlements of Hammer and Camelsdale.

Linchmere
Linchmere is located in West Sussex
Linchmere
Linchmere
Location within West Sussex
Area9.03 km2 (3.49 sq mi) [1]
Population2,392. 2011 Census[2]
• Density246/km2 (640/sq mi)
OS grid referenceSU869308
• London41 miles (66 km) NE
Civil parish
  • Linchmere
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHASLEMERE
Postcode districtGU27
Dialling code01428
PoliceSussex
FireWest Sussex
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
UK Parliament

Linchmere parish is bordered to the north by Haslemere in Surrey with a tributary of the River Wey as boundary, to the east by Fernhurst parish, to the south by Linch civil parish with the Shulbrede stream as boundary, and to the west by the civil parish of Bramshott in Hampshire.

In the 2001 census there were 836 households in the civil parish, with a total population of 2,225 of whom 1,127 were economically active. The population in the 2011 Census had increased to 2,392.[2]

St Peter's church is on the south side of Linchmere village

St Peters church on south side of Linchmere village, UK

on a high point overlooking valleys to the South and West.

The BBC correspondent famous for his work in the 1939-45 war Richard Dimbleby is buried in St Peter's churchyard.

Linchmere church carving representing the 7 deadly sins

Inside the church on the North wall is an 8 ft long stone tablet with 7 human faces, representing the seven biblical Deadly Sins. A brass plaque says that it dates from about 1300AD and was originally in a church in the South of France, being presented to Lynchmere church in the year 1906.

History

The name Linchmere was, in ancient times, spelled Wlenchemere.

South of the village is the remains of an Augustinian priory founded in 1200 was first known as Woolynchmere Priory and later as Shulbrede Priory. It is located 1.4 kilometres (0.87 mi) south of Linchmere village centre), and is associated with a nearly manor house and the peerage of Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede.

Shulbrede Priory

The settlement at Hammer took its name from an iron mill which was active there from before 1573 until at least 1730. There were also other iron works in the district including one partly in what is now Fernhurst parish, in Furnace Wood near Lower Lodge Farm, apparently started a little before 1620. The associated water supply is still named Furnace Pond and is just 2.8 kilometres (1.7 mi) south of Linchmere village centre.[3]

References
  1. "2001 Census: West Sussex – Population by Parish" (PDF). West Sussex County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2009.
  2. "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  3. "History: FURNHURST FURNACE also known as NORTH PARK FURNACE, LINCHMERE". Retrieved 10 November 2012.
  • Ordnance Survey Explorer (scale 1:25,000) map 133 Haslemere & Petersfield
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