Linch
| Linch | |
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  Linch Location within West Sussex | |
| Area | 3.44 km2 (1.33 sq mi) [1] |
| Population | 78 [1] 2001 Census |
| • Density | 23/km2 (60/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | SU861275 |
| • London | 43 miles (69 km) NE |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LIPHOOK |
| Postcode district | GU30 |
| Dialling code | 01428 |
| Police | Sussex |
| Fire | West Sussex |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| UK Parliament | |
Linch is an Anglican parish,[2] and a loose collection of hamlets that make up the civil parish of the same name in the Chichester District of West Sussex, England, 5 miles (8.0 km) northwest of Midhurst. It has an eighteenth-century church dedicated to St Luke.
History
[edit]Norman period
[edit]Linch (Lince) was listed in the Domesday Book (1086) in the ancient hundred of Easebourne as having 14 households: seven villagers, five smallholders and two slaves; with woodland, meadows, ploughing land and a church, it had a value to the lord of the manor, Robert, son of Theobald, of £5.[3]
19th century
[edit]In 1861, the parish area was 1,220 acres (490 ha), described as "chiefly waste or woodland", and a population of 111.[2]
21st century
[edit]In the 2001 census there were 29 households in the civil parish with a total population of 78 of whom 40 were economically active.[1]
Parish church
[edit]According to Kelly's Directory of 1867, the parish church of St Luke was built around 1700. It contains an unusual stained glass window of much earlier date; the stone church is otherwise plain.[2]
Hollycombe Steam Collection
[edit]The Hollycombe Steam Collection is in the parish.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "2001 Census: West Sussex – Population by Parish" (PDF). West Sussex County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2009.
- ^ a b c "GENUKI: Linch". Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- ^ "Open Domesday: Linch". Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- ^ Brian Gooding (11 December 2003). "Obituary: John Baldock". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
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