In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described West Chiltington like this:
CHILTINGTON (West), a parish in Thakeham district, Sussex; 2 miles E by S of Pulborough r. station, and 7½ NW of Steyning. It includes the manor of Chiltington; and has a post office under Hurstperpoint. Acres, 3, 917. Real property, £2, 604. Pop., 668. Houses, 133. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Chichester. Value, £491.* Patron, the Earl of Abergavenny. An endowed school has £47.
West Chiltington through time
West Chiltington is now part of Horsham district. Click here for graphs and data of how Horsham has changed over two centuries. For statistics about West Chiltington itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of West Chiltington, in Horsham and Sussex | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8307
Date accessed: 18th April 2024
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