Sullington
Sullington is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Storrington and Sullington, in the Horsham district of West Sussex, England. The village lies on the A283 road west of the A24 road, 20 miles (32 km) south of Horsham. In 1961 the parish had a population of 1354.[1] On 1 April 2003 the parish was abolished and merged with Storrington to form "Storrington & Sullington".[2]
| Sullington | |
|---|---|
 Church of St Mary | |
  Sullington Location within West Sussex | |
| OS grid reference | TQ099131 |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Sussex |
| Fire | West Sussex |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| UK Parliament | |
St Mary's Parish Church nave dates back to Saxon times: the chancel and tower are from the 13th century and the church was restored in 1873. The patronage of the parish rested with the lord of the manor of Sullington until 1938, when Evelyn Palmer (Lady Caldecott) passed it to the Diocese of Chichester. The Victorian rectory (built c1845) was sold off as a private residence and later occupied by the writer A J Cronin and the politician Lady Cynthia Asquith. The modern rectory is on Washington Road.[3]
Sullington Manor, on Sullington Lane, is a Grade II listed former farmhouse. The manor was held by the Shelley family from the dissolution of the monasteries (1546) until 1789, when it was sold to George Wyndham, 3rd Earl of Egremont.[4]
A feature is Sullington Warren, which is a woodland area popular among visitors to Sullington.
References
- "Population statistics Sullington CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- "Worthing Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- "Sullington: Church Pages 27-29 A History of the County of Sussex: Volume 6 Part 2, Bramber Rape (North-Western Part) Including Horsham. Originally published by Victoria County History, London, 1986". British History Online.
- Baggs, A P. "Sullington: Manors and other estates Pages 20-24 A History of the County of Sussex: Volume 6 Part 2, Bramber Rape (North-Western Part) Including Horsham". British History Online. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
