Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for YAPTON

YAPTON, a parish and a sub-district in Westhampnett district, Sussex. The parish lies on the South Coast railway, between Ford-Junction and Barnham-Junction r. stations, 3½ miles SW of Arundel; includes Bilsham tything; and has a post-office under Arnndel. Acres, 1,699. Real property, £3,984. Pop., 589. Houses, 125. The property is much subdivided. The living is a vicarage, annexed to Walberton. The church is mainly early English. There are an Independent chapel of 1861, an endowed school, and charities £36. --The sub-district contains 9 parishes. Acres, 13,674. Pop., 3,006. Houses, 612.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a parish and a sub-district"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Yapton CP/AP       Yapton SubD       Westhampnett RegD/PLU       Sussex AncC
Place: Yapton

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