Runcton
| Runcton | |
| Sussex | |
|---|---|
 The old mill, Runcton | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SU880024 |
| Location: | 50°48’54"N, 0°45’5"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Chichester |
| Postcode: | PO20 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Chichester |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Chichester |
Runcton is a hamlet in Sussex, fund beside the B2166 road two miles south-east of Chichester.
The village is not well stocked with shops, but has a farm shop, a garden centre and a pub.
History
Runcton is listed in the Domesday Book (1086) as having 26 households (six villagers, five slaves and 15 cottagers). Resources included ploughing lands, two mills and a fishery.[1]
Before to 1086, the Norman lord Roger of Montgomery, Earl of Shrewsbury and Chichester, gave the manor of Runcton to the Norman abbey of Troarn: in 1260, Bruton Priory in Somerset took over all the English lands of Troarn Abbey.[2]
After the dissolution of the monasteries, Thomas Bowyer bought the manor of Runcton and joined it with the manor of North Mundham.[3]
Runcton Manor is a Grade II-listed house on Runcton Lane: the main front part is a Regency era building, from the late 18th/early 19th century, with an older building to the rear.[4]
In 1848, the hamlet of Runcton had 98 inhabitants.[5]
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References
- ↑ Runcton in the Domesday Book
- ↑ A History of the County of Sussex - Volume 2 pp 121a: Alien houses: Priory of Runcton (Victoria County History)
- ↑ A History of the County of Sussex - Volume 4 pp 160-165: North Mundham (Victoria County History)
- ↑ National Heritage List 1026278: Runcton Manor
- ↑ Lewis, S. "Rufford - Runwick Pages 711-716 A Topographical Dictionary of England". https://www.british-history.ac.uk/topographical-dict/england/pp711-716#h3-0013.
