South Harting
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 South Harting seen from the church of St Mary and St Gabriel |
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| South Harting shown within West Sussex | |
| OS grid reference | SU785195 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | PETERSFIELD |
| Postcode district | GU31 |
| Dialling code | 01730 |
| Police | Sussex |
| Fire | West Sussex |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
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South Harting is a village within Harting civil parish in the Chichester district of West Sussex, England. It lies on the B2146 road, 4 miles (6.4 km) southeast of Petersfield in Hampshire.
South Harting has two churches, one Anglican and one Congregational, plus a school and a pub.
The National Trust property Uppark sits high on the South Downs, 1 mile (1.6 km) south of the village on the B2146.
Harting is mentioned in the Domesday Book as the Manor of Hertinges. Apart from three generations of the Earls Montgomery the manor was in the possession of the Crown until 1610 when it was granted to the Caryll family. In 1746 the manor was purchased by the Featherstonhaugh /ˈfænʃɔː/ family, in whose possession it remains.
In 1871 the parish covered 7,832 acres (3,169 ha) and had a population of 1,247.
The Anglican parish church of St Mary and St Gabriel is at the southwestern end of the village street, in an elevated position. It has a coppered spire on the tower and a peal of six bells. Major restoration work was carried out in the 1850s, and In 2010 further improvements were made including the building of an attached room for the Sunday school.
In the churchyard is the tall South Harting War Memorial Cross, (1920) a World War I memorial by Eric Gill.
South Harting has a Congregational Church.
Harting Church of England Primary School takes children from four to eleven years old. Alongside the school is the village hall from which a pre-school group operates.
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