Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for FUNTINGTON

FUNTINGTON, a parish and a sub-district in Westbourne district, Sussex. The parish lies 2¼ miles N of Bosham r. station, and 4½ WSW of Chichester; and contains the tythings of East and West Ashling, and the hamlet of Sennicotts. Post town, West Ashling, under Chichester. Acres, 3, 635. Real property, £7, 934. - Pop., 1, 099. Houses, 231. There are several fine residences. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Chichester. Value, £150.* Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Chichester. The church is ancient; and was extensively renovated, and much enlarged and beautified, in 1859. The p. curacy of Sennicotts is a separate benefice. There are a national school, and charities £31.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a parish and a sub-district"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Funtington AP/CP       Funtington SubD       Westbourne RegD/PLU       Sussex AncC
Place: Funtington

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