Poling, West Sussex
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Poling /pɒlɪŋ/ is a village and civil parish in the Arun District of West Sussex, England, 2 miles (3.2 km) southeast of Arundel on a minor road south of the A27. About 25% of the parish is wooded foothill slopes of the South Downs which is the area north of the A27 here.
Poling | |
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St. Nicholas' parish church | |
Location within West Sussex | |
Area | 3.2 km2 (1.2 sq mi) |
Population | 174 (Civil Parish)[1] |
• Density | 54/km2 (140/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | TQ046047 |
• London | 49 miles (79 km) NNE |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Arundel |
Postcode district | BN18 |
Dialling code | 01903 |
Police | Sussex |
Fire | West Sussex |
Ambulance | South East Coast |
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The 2001 Census recorded 173 people lived in 75 households, of whom 96 were economically active. At the 2011 Census the population had risen only marginally to 174.[1]
The small village has two Grade I Listed buildings: the Church of England parish church of Saint Nicholas,[2] (in whose churchyard the cricketer Colin Cowdrey is buried), and part of St John's Priory[3] (founded by the Knights Hospitallers circa 1140) beside the main road. Many of the cottages are Grade II listed.