Download the trail guide PDF here Navigate via page links below St Mary’s Church Stoughton This is the largest church in the Octagon Parish, made up of eight small downland churches all noted for their spiritual peace and tranquillity. Services are held at St Mary’s regularly and the church can be booked for weddings, christenings …
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Walderton
Download the trail guide PDF here Navigate via page links below Watergate House The land at Watergate was first mentioned in 1278. The origin of the name is not clear but it is possible that, as the valley here is very narrow and steep-sided, it may have been thought of as a gate through which …
West Marden
Download the trail guide PDF here Navigate via page links below West Marden This is an ancient hamlet surrounded by arable farmland and woodland on chalk downs. People have lived here for two millennia, with the remains of a 2nd to 4th century roman villa found near Cabragh house, one of the largest properties in …
Marden villages
Download the trail guide PDF here Navigate via page links below Up Marden Up Marden is a small rural community occupying the chalk ridge south of Apple Down, set in a Sussex downland landscape. During the Iron Age (1200 – 550 BC) and later Roman Period (43 – 410 AD), the land around Up Marden …
Stansted House & Park
Download the trail guide PDF here Navigate via page links below Stansted Park The area now known as Stansted Park is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086, and was included in the ‘Hundred of Bourne’. Did you know? The Hundred was a unit of English local government and taxation, intermediate between village and shire, …
Compton to Compton Down
Download the trail guide PDF here Navigate via page links below Compton is a small village but with a very rich history and heritage. Compton is nestled in a shallow valley between high chalk downs, with Telegraph Hill (160m) to the east and Compton Down (171m) to the west (below). Compton village well The Square …
Stoughton to Kingley Vale
Download the trail guide PDF here Navigate via page links below WW2 Polish pilot memorial Born in 1916, Bolesław Andrzej Własnowolski was a Polish fighter ace in WW2. He fought in the Polish 1939 September 1939 Campaign and the 1940 Battle of Britain. Własnowolski joined the Polish Air Force in October 1936, training to be …
Slipper Mill Pond
Slipper Mill Pond is South of Hermitage Bridge on the A259 and forms the border between West Sussex and Hampshire. Its water source is the South Downs via a relatively recent diversions of the river Ems, a rare type of chalk upland stream or ‘Bourne’ where this area gets its name from. The first record …
Tuppenny Barn
Tuppenny Barn is a UK registered charity with a vision to create a better future for our children by inspiring communities to learn about sustainable and organic food. They cultivate and harvest organic produce, using this to create learning experiences for all ages and to promote the benefits of growing, cooking and eating healthy food. …
Peter Pond
Peter Pond is just west of Emsworth at Hermitage and was originally a working mill pond, supplying water to drive the old flour mill. Peter Pond is a ‘saline lagoon’ that is just under 3 acres in size. It is tidal, being connected to Chichester Harbour, and it naturally mixes fresh water with saltwater. The …