Oving, West Sussex

Oving
St Andrew's Church
Oving Oving shown within West Sussex
Area	13.96 km² (5.39 sq mi) ^[1]
Population	1,051. 2011 Census
– density	73/km² (190/sq mi)
OS grid reference	SU900050
– London	53 miles (85 km) NNE
Civil parish	Oving
District	Chichester
Shire county	West Sussex
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CHICHESTER
Postcode district	PO20
Dialling code	01243
Police	Sussex
Fire	West Sussex
Ambulance	South East Coast
EU Parliament	South East England
UK Parliament	Chichester
Website	http://www.ovingcommunity.org.uk/
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Coordinates: 50°50′14″N 0°43′15″W / 50.83719°N 0.72093°W / 50.83719; -0.72093

Oving is a civil parish in West Sussex, lying on the coastal plain immediately to the east of Chichester. It is bounded on the north and west sides by the A27 trunk road. The A259 Chichester-Bognor road traverses the southern part of the parish.

The parish had a population of 1022 in the 2001 UK Census, increasing to 1,051 at the 2011 census.^[2] Half the population lives in Oving village, the rest in the smaller settlements of Shopwhyke, Drayton, Merston and Colworth. The parishes of Oving and North Mundham are combined to form the North Mundham electoral ward of Chichester District Council.^[3]

The landscape is flat and is given over mainly to agriculture with some growing of salad crops close to the A259. The landscape of the western part of the parish at Drayton and Shopwhyke has been severely affected by gravel extraction, which has left a number of lakes that are inaccessible to the public.

Oving village is probably best known for the Gribble Inn, a popular country pub with a successful real ale brewery attached. This is the origin of the popular ale, Fursty Ferret, now owned by Hall and Woodhouse. The other prominent public building is St Andrew's parish church, which dates from the 13th century.

References

↑ "2001 Census: West Sussex – Population by Parish" (PDF). West Sussex County Council. Retrieved 9 May 2009.
↑ "Civil parish population 2011". Retrieved 15 October 2015.
↑ "North Mundham Ward". Chichester District Council. Retrieved 2011-07-09.

External links

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Settlements in Chichester District

Cities	Chichester

Towns	Midhurst Petworth Selsey

Villages and hamlets	Apuldram Barlavington Bepton Bignor Birdham Bosham Boxgrove Bracklesham Bury Byworth Charlton Chidham Chithurst Coates Cocking Colworth Compton Coultershaw Bridge Didling Donnington Dumpford Duncton Earnley Eartham Easebourne East Ashling East Dean East Harting East Lavant East Lavington East Marden East Wittering Ebernoe Egdean Elsted Fernhurst Fishbourne Fittleworth Funtington Graffham Halnaker Heyshott Hunston Hurst Ifold Iping Kirdford Linch Linchmere Lodsworth Loxwood Lurgashall Merston Mid Lavant Milland North Marden North Mundham Northchapel Nutbourne Nyewood Oving Plaistow Racton Rogate Rotherbridge Runcton Selham Sidlesham Singleton South Ambersham South Harting South Mundham Southbourne Stedham Stopham Stoughton Sutton Tangmere Tillington Treyford Trotton Up Marden Upperton Upwaltham Walderton West Ashling West Burton West Dean West Harting West Itchenor West Lavington West Marden West Stoke West Thorney West Wittering Westbourne Westhampnett Wisborough Green Woodmancote Woolbeding

Civil parishes	List of civil parishes in Chichester

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