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I have done a fair amount of research on the history of Ferring but I have found very little evidence on the far north of the parish and its boundary with Patching parish. I have found some material on the north-west corner, which was part of the Shelley's Mitchelgrove estate, then owned by the Duke of Norfolk in the in the mid-C19th but hardly anything about Potlands, to the east. It must have been a farmhouse in the C19th but who owned it, and when was it demolished. There is an interesting account of the archaeology excavations in the early 1990s when the new interchange was constructed - showing Middle Bronze Age pottery.
I would be grateful for any information - Ed Miller (Ferring History Group)
| Town | Distance (Miles) | Direction | Bearing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Worthing | 4.10 | ESE | 122.40° |
| Arundel | 4.57 | W | 277.26° |
| Littlehampton | 4.70 | WSW | 237.26° |
| Steyning | 6.05 | ENE | 60.54° |
| Shoreham-by-Sea | 7.80 | E | 96.48° |
| Petworth | 11.87 | NW | 324.52° |
| Horsham | 15.86 | NNE | 19.55° |
| Cuckfield | 17.51 | NE | 50.14° |
| Littlehampton | 4.50 | SW | 234.69° |
| Haslemere | 19.97 | NNW | 326.62° |
| Village | Distance (Miles) | Direction | Bearing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clapham | 0.00 | N | 0.00° |
| Patching | 0.29 | WNW | 282.13° |
| Angmering | 1.86 | SW | 231.37° |
| Ferring | 2.17 | S | 176.80° |
| Findon | 2.43 | NE | 50.63° |
| East Preston | 2.85 | SSW | 211.32° |
| Kingston Gorse | 2.90 | S | 185.91° |
| Poling | 2.94 | WSW | 254.57° |
| West Kingston | 3.03 | SSW | 195.43° |
| Wepham | 3.32 | WNW | 295.36° |
| Crossbush | 3.56 | W | 268.73° |
| Burpham | 3.58 | WNW | 297.75° |
| Warningcamp | 3.70 | W | 279.59° |
| Toddington | 3.97 | WSW | 247.08° |
| Lyminster | 4.31 | WSW | 258.34° |
| Wick | 4.48 | WSW | 246.23° |
| Washington | 4.63 | NNE | 25.00° |
| Storrington | 4.97 | N | 358.08° |
| Sompting | 4.98 | E | 99.50° |
| Cootham | 5.15 | N | 350.90° |
| Clapham | 0.29 | ESE | 102.12° |
| Clapham | 0.29 | ESE | 102.12° |
| Angmering | 1.69 | SW | 223.86° |
| Ferring | 2.26 | S | 169.81° |
| Findon | 2.62 | NE | 55.53° |
| Poling | 2.69 | WSW | 251.74° |
| East Preston | 2.77 | SSW | 205.73° |
| Kingston Gorse | 2.94 | S | 180.37° |
| West Kingston | 3.02 | S | 190.02° |
| Wepham | 3.04 | WNW | 296.59° |
| Crossbush | 3.28 | W | 267.57° |
| Burpham | 3.30 | WNW | 299.07° |
| Warningcamp | 3.42 | W | 279.38° |
| Toddington | 3.74 | WSW | 244.55° |
| Lyminster | 4.05 | WSW | 256.70° |
| Wick | 4.25 | WSW | 243.96° |
| Washington | 4.71 | NNE | 28.38° |
| Storrington | 4.91 | N | 1.31° |
| Cootham | 5.05 | N | 353.91° |
| Cootham | 5.05 | N | 353.91° |