In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described North Chapel like this:
NORTHCHAPEL, a village and a parish in Midhurst district, Sussex. The village stands on a gentle declivity, adjacent to an affluent of the river Arun, 2 miles S of the boundary with Surrey, 4 S E of Haslemere r. station, and 5 N N W of Petworth; commands a good view of the downs of Sussex and Surrey; and has a post-office under Petworth. ...
The parish comprises 3, 854 acres. Real property, £2, 562. Pop. in 1851, 864; in 1861, 785. Houses, 164. The decrease of pop. was caused by migration to large towns. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to Lord Leconfield. Broadlands is the seat of G. Baker, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Chichester. Value, £284. * Patron, Lord Leconfield. The church is plain but good, and has a W tower. There are a Sunday school with £10 a year from endowment, and alms-houses with £45.
North Chapel through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of North Chapel, in Chichester and Sussex | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8298
Date accessed: 05th November 2024
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