Marden, West Sussex Explained

Official Name:Marden
Country:England
Civil Parish:Marden
Region:South East England
Static Image:Up Marden Ridge - geograph.org.uk - 220759.jpg
Static Image Width:250px
Static Image Caption:Up Marden Ridge
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:6.63
Population:79
Population Ref: 2001 Census
Population Density:12/km2
Os Grid Reference:SU804151
Coordinates:50.9299°N -0.8556°W
Post Town:CHICHESTER
Postcode Area:PO
Postcode District:PO18
Dial Code:01243
Constituency Westminster:Chichester
London Distance: NE
Shire District:Chichester
Shire County:West Sussex

Marden is a civil parish in the Chichester district of West Sussex, England. It lies on the South Downs and comprises the villages of North Marden and East Marden.

Cricket

In 1680, lines written in an old bible invite: "All you that do delight in Cricket, come to Marden, pitch your wickets". This is the earliest known reference in cricket history to the wicket.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2001 Census: West Sussex – Population by Parish . West Sussex County Council . 5 May 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110608075926/http://www.westsussex.gov.uk/communityandliving/census2001/pop_parish_summary.pdf . 8 June 2011 .
  2. Waghorn HT (1906) The Dawn of Cricket, p.3. Electric Press.