Poynings

Poynings

infobox UK place
country = England
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static_image_caption= Poynings from the South Downs
latitude= 50.89443
longitude= -0.20351
official_name = Poynings
population =
civil_parish= Poynings
shire_district= Mid Sussex
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= TQ264120

Poynings is a village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England. It is located on the north side of the South Downs near Devil's Dyke, 5 miles (8ha) north-west of Brighton. The civil parish covers an area of 665.5ha (1644 acres) and has a population of 287 persons (2001 census).

There is an Anglican parish church dedicated the Holy Trinity and a typical country pub, "The Royal Oak".

External links

* [http://www.roughwood.net/ChurchAlbum/WestSussex/Poynings/PoyningsHolyTrinity.htm Holy Trinity parish church]


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