Warningcamp Explained

Official Name:Warningcamp
Country:England
Civil Parish:Warningcamp
Region:South East England
Static Image Name:Warningcamp House - geograph.org.uk - 1387125.jpg
Static Image Width:250
Population:156
Area Total Km2:3.76
Population Ref:(Civil Parish.2011)[1]
Os Grid Reference:TQ033071
Coordinates:50.8549°N -0.5337°W
Post Town:ARUNDEL
Postcode Area:BN
Postcode District:BN18
Dial Code:01903
Constituency Westminster:Arundel and South Downs
London Distance: NNE
Shire District:Arun
Shire County:West Sussex

Warningcamp is a village and civil parish in the Arun District of West Sussex, England. It is east of Arundel, on the east bank of the River Arun. The south-east quarter of the parish is woodland.

History

A medieval chapelry community of the parish of Lyminster, it contained 119 inhabitants in 1848. The tithes continued to belong until close to that date to Eton College however were commuted for £191 10s saving a small glebe of for the College to help to support the position of the priest.[2]

Contemporary description

Local historian Mary Barber wrote in 2002 that:[3]

The Monarch's Way long-distance footpath passes through the village close to the former youth hostel. The parish has many footpaths and rises from 2m above mean high tide at the River Arun to 68m above Ordnance Datum along some of its north edge.

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Notes and References

  1. http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk Key Statistics; Quick Statistics: Population Density
  2. Web site: Warmfield - Warsop . Samuel Lewis (publisher) . Samuel Lewis (publisher) . Institute of Historical Research . 1848 . A Topographical Dictionary of England . 11 May 2014 .
  3. Book: Barber . Mary . Warningcamp: The History of a Sussex Community . 1 January 2002 . Woodfield Publishing . 978-1-903953-29-7 . en.