EAST DEAN PARISH

Introduction

East Dean is a village and civil parish in the District of Chichester in West Sussex, England. The village is in a valley in the South Downs, 5+1⁄2 miles (9 km) north-northeast of Chichester on a narrow road between Singleton on the A286 and Upwaltham on the A285 road. The village pond is considered to be the source of the River Lavant. The civil parish is about 4 miles (6.4 km) long north – south and about 2 miles (3 km) wide east – west and has a land area of 1,663.5 hectares (4,111 acres). The 2011 census recorded the parish population as 206, living in 112 households. 101 residents were recorded as economically active.The village has a Church of England parish church and an FIEC free church. East Dene has a village hall and a pub, The Star and Garter.The parish church, pub and most of the houses are built of flint. The pub and many of the houses have brick quoins and window dressings. The Monarch's Way long-distance footpath crosses the parish on the downs to the south of the village. Part of the grounds of Goodwood House is in the parish.East Dean has a football team, founded in 1880, that plays in the West Sussex Football League.

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