- Parham, West Sussex
infobox UK place
country = England
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static_image_caption= Church of St. Peter
latitude= 50.91771
longitude= -0.49328
official_name = Parham
population = 214 (2001)
civil_parish= Parham
shire_district= Horsham
shire_county=West Sussex
region= South East England
constituency_westminster=Arundel and South Downs
post_town=
postcode_district =
postcode_area=
dial_code=
os_grid_reference= TQ060142Parham is a
civil parish in theHorsham District ofWest Sussex ,England . There is now no village of Parham, which was located around the church, its few houses having been destroyed in the early 19th century to create the modern landscaped park and gardens. The parish now constitutes Parham Park and the farms and smaller settlements around it. It is located 3 miles (5km) south ofPulborough on the A283 road.The parish has a land area of 1586.2 hectares (3918 acres). In the 2001 census 214 people lived in 95 households, of whom 124 were economically active.
The civil parish includes the hamlets of Rackham, southwest of Parham Park, and
Wiggonholt on the A283 to the north, which has a small church. Adjoining Wiggonholt is theRSPB 's Pulborough Brooks nature reserve.External links
* [http://website.lineone.net/~sussex-photos/parham.htm St Peter's church]
* [http://www.wiggonholt.org/index.htm Wiggonholt]
* [http://www.crsbi.ac.uk/ed/sx/wiggo/index.htm Wiggonholt Church]
* [http://www.familytreedesigns.co.uk/angmering.htm Angmering Project] has all of Angmering census returns available to view as well as censuses for surrounding villages including Parham.
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