Egdean | |
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Church of St. Bartholomew |
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Egdean shown within West Sussex | |
OS grid reference | SU998199 |
Civil parish | |
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Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Pulborough |
Postcode district | RH20 1 |
Police | Sussex |
Fire | West Sussex |
Ambulance | South East Coast |
EU Parliament | South East England |
UK Parliament | |
Egdean, (pronounced Egg-deen) is a tiny village in the Chichester district of West Sussex, England. It lies just off the A283 road 1.7 miles (2.8 km) southeast of Petworth. It is in the civil parish of Fittleworth
In earlier centuries a horse fair was held at Egdean. It was one of the last occasions on which the 3rd Earl of Egremont was seen out in public before he died in 1837. The earl gave a £20 prize for the best three-year-old colt or filly.
The church of St Bartholomew, dating from the 16th century, is well supported, with a family service every month.