In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Duncton like this:
DUNCTON, a parish in Chichester district, Sussex; 1¾ mile SSW of Petworth r. station, and 3½ S by W of Petworth. Post town, Petworth. Acres, 1, 324. Real property, £1, 159. Pop., 258. Houses, 54. The property is divided among a few. Part of the land is common. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Chichester. Value, £387. Patron, Lord Leconfield. The church is tolerable. Vestiges of a Roman bath were found in 1812.
Duncton through time
Duncton is now part of Chichester district. Click here for graphs and data of how Chichester has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Duncton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Duncton, in Chichester and Sussex | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8332
Date accessed: 29th September 2024
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