Eastergate

Eastergate
St George's Church
Eastergate Eastergate shown within West Sussex
Area	3.70 km² (1.43 sq mi) ^[1]
Population	3,107 ^[1] 2001 Census 3,417 (2011 Census)^[2]
– density	839/km² (2,170/sq mi)
OS grid reference	SU946055
– London	51 miles (82 km) NNE
Civil parish	Eastergate
District	Arun
Shire county	West Sussex
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CHICHESTER
Postcode district	PO20
Dialling code	01243
Police	Sussex
Fire	West Sussex
Ambulance	South East Coast
EU Parliament	South East England
UK Parliament	Arundel and South Downs
List of places UK England West Sussex

Coordinates: 50°50′30″N 0°39′29″W / 50.84166°N 0.65792°W / 50.84166; -0.65792

Eastergate is a village and civil parish in the Arun District of West Sussex, England. It is located five miles (8 km) east of Chichester. The civil parish covers an area of 370ha (of which 200ha is owned by the farm) and has a population of 3107 persons (2001 census). At the 2011 Census the population was 3,417.^[2]

Roman remains have been found near St George's Church, although until the 20th century the village remained a small one. The area, being on alluvium, was principally used for market gardens. Subsequent house building has resulted in a large increase in population.

John Ireland (1879–1962) often stayed in the parish, and named a hymn tune after it.

Barnham railway station (which is actually within Eastergate parish) was opened in 1864 and lies on the West Coastway Line. The station was called Barnham Junction until 1929 because the branch line to Bognor Regis leaves the main line here. East and West Coastway (to Brighton in the East and Portsmouth in the West) and London services are operated by Southern, with South West Trains and First Great Western travelling as far afield as Reading and Cardiff.

References

1 2 "2001 Census: West Sussex – Population by Parish" (PDF). West Sussex County Council. Retrieved 26 March 2009.
1 2 "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 29 September 2016.

External links

Media related to Eastergate at Wikimedia Commons

Settlements in the Arun district of West Sussex

Towns	Arundel Bognor Regis Littlehampton

Villages and hamlets	Aldingbourne Aldwick Ancton Angmering Atherington Barnham Bilsham Binsted Burpham Clapham Climping East Preston Eastergate Elmer Felpham Ferring Findon Flansham Fontwell Ford Houghton Kingston Gorse Lagness Lyminster Madehurst Middleton-on-Sea Nepcote North Bersted Nyetimber Offham Pagham Patching Poling Rose Green Rustington Shripney Slindon South Bersted South Stoke Toddington Tortington Walberton Warningcamp Wepham Westergate Wick Yapton

Civil parishes	List of civil parishes in the Arun district

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