Donnington, West Sussex

Village in West Sussex, England

Human settlement in England

Donnington

District

Chichester

Shire county

West Sussex

Region

South East

CountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townCHICHESTERPostcode districtPO20Dialling code01243PoliceSussexFire West Sussex Ambulance South East Coast UK Parliament

Chichester

Websitehttp://www.donningtonpc.org.uk/

List of places: UK; England; West Sussex

50°48′42″N 0°47′17″W / 50.81174°N 0.78796°W / 50.81174; -0.78796

Donnington is a small village, ecclesiastical parish^[3] and civil parish in the Chichester district of West Sussex, England. The village lies on the B2201 road, 2 miles (3.2 km) south of the centre of Chichester, within the Chichester built-up area. The northern part of the parish comprises the Stockbridge area of the City of Chichester.

The village lies on the Chichester Canal. The parish is also home to the Sussex Falconry Centre.

Governance

An electoral ward of the same name exists. This ward includes Appledram, and at the 2011 census had a population of 2,228.^[4]

History

Donnington is listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 in the Hundred of Stockbridge^[5] as having 21 households.^[6]

In the 19th century, Donnington comprised 1,029 acres (416 ha), a population of less than 200, and a parish school.^[3]

References

^ "2001 Census: West Sussex – Population by Parish" (PDF). West Sussex County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
^ "Civil parish population 2011". Retrieved 15 October 2015.
^ ^a ^b "GENUKI: Donnington". Retrieved 28 September 2023.
^ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 15 October 2015.
^ "Open Domesday: Stockbridge (Hundred)". Retrieved 19 November 2022.
^ "Open Domesday: Donnington". Retrieved 19 November 2022.