Bury, West Sussex

infobox UK place
country = England
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static_image_caption=St. John the Evangelist, Bury
latitude= 50.90939
longitude= -0.56332
official_name =Bury
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shire_district= Chichester
shire_county= West Sussex
region= South East England
constituency_westminster= Arundel and South Downs
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os_grid_reference= TQ011131

Bury is a village and civil parish in the District of Chichester in West Sussex, England located 6 kilometres (4 miles) south west of Pulborough on the A29 road.

The villages of Bury and nearby West Burton nestle at the foot of the scarp slope of the South Downs, where springs from the chalk strata provided a constant supply of clean water. The Anglican parish church of St. John the Evangelist lies east of the village centre on the west bank of the River Arun. The church is dominated by a 12th Century tower with a cedar-shingled spire. [ [http://www.acny.org.uk/venue.php?V=4829 St John's Church] accessed 18/02/08] There was formerly a passenger ferry by rowing boat to Amberley on the east bank.

There are many picturesque old houses in the village and a large modern village hall. There is one pub, the Squire and Horse, beside the A29 road. Bury House close to the pub was the home of author John Galsworthy for the final seven years of his life.

West Burton, across some fields to the west, is similar in size to Bury and has many interesting old houses.

The parish has a land area of 1314.7 hectares (3247 acres). In the 2001 census 691 people lived in 264 households, of whom 319 were economically active.clear

References

External links

* [http://www.acny.org.uk/venue.php?V=4829 The Church of St John the Evangelist, Bury]