North Marden
Church of St. Mary
North Marden is located in West Sussex
North Marden
North Marden
Location within West Sussex
OS grid referenceSU809161
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCHICHESTER
Postcode districtPO18
Dialling code01243
PoliceSussex
FireWest Sussex
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
UK Parliament

North Marden is a tiny village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Marden, in the Chichester district of West Sussex, England. It is 7.5 miles (12 km) northwest of Chichesteron the spur of the South Downs and on the B2141 road. In 1931 the parish had a population of 12.[1] On 1 April 1933 the parish was abolished to from "Marden".[2]

North Marden is one of the smallest, out-of-the-way parishes in Sussex. At the end of the 19th century the population was between 20 and 30 inhabitants.[3] The parish is mentioned in the Taxatio records of Pope Nicholas IV (1291) and in the Novae return (1341).

The plan of the Church of St Mary, approached through a farmyard, is simple but unusual in the chancel having an apsidal, or semi-circular termination. The elaborate Norman south doorway in Caen stone suggests a date of the middle of the 12th century.[4] The three Norman windows in the apse have been restored, but the jambs and rere-arches are ancient along with the small Norman window at the west end. The Norman sandstone font was provided an octagonal stem base in the 14th century, and parts of the ancient flint walls were repaired in places with 18th-century brickwork. The single bell dates from 1829.

References

  1. ↑ "Population statistics North Marden AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  2. ↑ "Relationships and changes North Marden AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  3. ↑ Leeney O H. Notes on the church of St Mary North Marden.
  4. ↑ Leeney, op cit.

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