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'''Yapton''' is a village and horrible place to live in also a [[civil parish]] in the [[Arun]] District of [[West Sussex]], England. It is centred three miles (4.8 km) north east of [[Bognor Regis]] at the intersection of the B2132 and B2233 roads.

The parish of Yapton lies on the coastal plain south west of [[Arundel]], between the [[South Downs]] and the sea. St Mary the Virgin parish church, 13th century or earlier in origin, is in the centre of the village. It houses a twelfth-century font. The village includes Yapton C of E Primary School.

Other settlements in the parish include '''Bilsham''' and '''Flansham'''. [[Bilsham Chapel]] is a deconsecrated former [[chapel of ease]] to St Mary the Virgin Church; it dates from the 13th–14th century but fell out of use in the mid-16th century. The building is now a house.

== Contents ==
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* [[Yapton#History|1History]]
* [[Yapton#Governance|2Governance]]
* [[Yapton#Notable residents|3Notable residents]]
* [[Yapton#References|4References]]
* [[Yapton#External links|5External links]]

== History[edit] ==
Main article: [[London to Portsmouth canal]]

The disused [[Portsmouth and Arundel Canal]] which linked nearby the [[River Arun]] to [[Chichester Harbour]], runs through the village. This was built primarily on the financial case it would be a safe inland shipping route between [[London]] and [[Portsmouth]]  avoiding the then risk of attack in the [[English Channel]] by the French. Throughout its lifetime, 1823-1855 - a time when the [[Wey and Arun Canal]] was open (having opened 7 years earlier and having closed in 1871) - the route was used for transporting agricultural goods and munitions, for instance, from [[Chilworth, Surrey|Chilworth]] and [[Hanworth]] gunpowder works and to/from the military docks on the lower[[River Thames|Thames]] in the [[Royal Borough of Greenwich]].

== Governance[edit] ==
An [[Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom|electoral ward]] in the same name exists. This ward stretches South East to [[Climping]] with a total population of 5,926 at the 2011 Census.
St Mary's Church

== Notable residents[edit] ==
[[Duncan Goodhew]], the Olympic swimming maestro was brought up in Yapton. There is a residential road, Goodhew Close, named after him. Sculptor [[Ginger Gilmour]] works from a 15th-century farmhouse near Yapton, where she has created several studios. The poet [[Andrew Young (poet)|Andrew Young]] lived in Yapton after he retired in 1959.

== References[edit] ==
# '''[[Yapton#cite ref-ons 1-0|Jump up^]]''' [http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/ Key Statistics; Quick Statistics: Population Density] [[United Kingdom Census 2011]] ''[[Office for National Statistics]]'' Retrieved 10 May 2014
# '''[[Yapton#cite ref-2|Jump up^]]''' [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=22949&strquery=Yapton%20Font#s11 British History Online; Yapton]
# '''[[Yapton#cite ref-VCH22949 3-0|Jump up^]]''' 
# '''[[Yapton#cite ref-4|Jump up^]]''' 
# ^ [[Yapton#cite ref-Shewry 5-0|Jump up to:<sup>'''''a'''''</sup>]] [[Yapton#cite ref-Shewry 5-1|<sup>'''''b'''''</sup>]] 
# '''[[Yapton#cite ref-WSJ-2008-08-23 6-0|Jump up^]]''' 
# '''[[Yapton#cite ref-7|Jump up^]]''' 

== External links[edit] ==
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* [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=22949&strquery=Yapton%20Font#s12 British History Online]
* [http://www.lhi.org.uk/projects_directory/projects_by_region/south_east/west_sussex/yapton_ford_through_the_ages/index.html Local Heritage Initiative]
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* [[Bognor Regis]]
* [[Littlehampton]]
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* [[Aldingbourne]]
* [[Aldwick]]
* [[Middleton-on-Sea|Ancton]]
* [[Angmering]]
* [[Atherington, West Sussex|Atherington]]
* [[Barnham, West Sussex|Barnham]]
* [[Bilsham]]
* [[Binsted, West Sussex|Binsted]]
* [[Burpham]]
* [[Clapham, West Sussex|Clapham]]
* [[Climping]]
* [[East Preston, West Sussex|East Preston]]
* [[Eastergate]]
* [[Elmer, West Sussex|Elmer]]
* [[Felpham]]
* [[Ferring]]
* [[Findon, West Sussex|Findon]]
* [[Flansham]]
* [[Fontwell]]
* [[Ford, West Sussex|Ford]]
* [[Houghton, West Sussex|Houghton]]
* [[Kingston Gorse]]
* [[Lagness]]
* [[Lyminster]]
* [[Madehurst]]
* [[Middleton-on-Sea]]
* [[Nepcote]]
* [[North Bersted]]
* [[Nyetimber]]
* [[Offham, West Sussex|Offham]]
* [[Pagham]]
* [[Patching]]
* [[Poling, West Sussex|Poling]]
* [[Aldwick|Rose Green]]
* [[Rustington]]
* [[Shripney]]
* [[Slindon]]
* [[South Bersted]]
* [[South Stoke, West Sussex|South Stoke]]
* [[Toddington, West Sussex|Toddington]]
* [[Tortington]]
* [[Walberton]]
* [[Warningcamp]]
* [[Wepham]]
* [[Westergate]]
* [[Wick, West Sussex|Wick]]
* [null Yapton]
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!Civil parishes
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* [[List of civil parishes in West Sussex#Arun|List of civil parishes in the Arun district]]
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Revision as of 18:23, 23 April 2017

Yapton
Yapton is located in West Sussex
Yapton
Yapton
Location within West Sussex
Area7.9 km2 (3.1 sq mi)
Population3,571 (Civil Parish.2011)[1]
• Density452/km2 (1,170/sq mi)
OS grid referenceSU979031
• London52 miles (84 km) NNE
Civil parish
  • Yapton
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townARUNDEL
Postcode districtBN18
Dialling code01243
PoliceSussex
FireWest Sussex
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
UK Parliament
Websitehttp://www.yaptonpc.gov.uk/
List of places
UK
England
West Sussex
50°49′12″N 0°36′40″W / 50.81999°N 0.61121°W / 50.81999; -0.61121

Yapton is a village and civil parish in the Arun District of West Sussex, England. It is centred three miles (4.8 km) north east of Bognor Regis at the intersection of the B2132 and B2233 roads.

The parish of Yapton lies on the coastal plain south west of Arundel, between the South Downs and the sea. St Mary the Virgin parish church, 13th century or earlier in origin,[2] is in the centre of the village. It houses a twelfth-century font. The village includes Yapton C of E Primary School.

Other settlements in the parish include Bilsham and Flansham. Bilsham Chapel is a deconsecrated former chapel of ease to St Mary the Virgin Church; it dates from the 13th–14th century but fell out of use in the mid-16th century. The building is now a house.[3]

History

The disused Portsmouth and Arundel Canal which linked nearby the River Arun to Chichester Harbour, runs through the village. This was built primarily on the financial case it would be a safe inland shipping route between London and Portsmouth avoiding the then risk of attack in the English Channel by the French. Throughout its lifetime, 1823-1855 - a time when the Wey and Arun Canal was open (having opened 7 years earlier and having closed in 1871) - the route was used for transporting agricultural goods and munitions, for instance, from Chilworth and Hanworth gunpowder works and to/from the military docks on the lower Thames in the Royal Borough of Greenwich.

Governance

An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward stretches South East to Climping with a total population of 5,926 at the 2011 Census.[4]

St Mary's Church

Notable residents

Duncan Goodhew, the Olympic swimming maestro was brought up in Yapton. There is a residential road, Goodhew Close, named after him. Sculptor Ginger Gilmour works from a 15th-century farmhouse[5] near Yapton,[6] where she has created several studios.[5] The poet Andrew Young lived in Yapton after he retired in 1959.[7]

References

  1. ^ Key Statistics; Quick Statistics: Population Density United Kingdom Census 2011 Office for National Statistics Retrieved 10 May 2014
  2. ^ British History Online; Yapton
  3. ^ Hudson, T. P. (ed) (1997). "A History of the County of Sussex: Volume 5 Part 1 – Arundel Rape (south-western part including Arundel). Yapton". Victoria County History of Sussex. British History Online. pp. 245–261. Retrieved 27 November 2011. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  4. ^ "Ward Population 2011". Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  5. ^ a b Shewry, Brian (2004-08-19). "Ginger's quest is where angels are always pleased to tread". Littlehampton Gazette: 31–32.
  6. ^ "Sculpture attack casts shadow over arts festival". West Sussex Gazette (7896). 2006-08-23.
  7. ^ "About Andrew Young | The University of Edinburgh". www.ed.ac.uk. Retrieved 2015-09-30.