Selham

Selham

Selham

Human settlement in England

Selham is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Graffham, in the Chichester district of West Sussex, England. It lies south of the A272 road 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Midhurst. It is mainly in the parish of Graffham, but partly in that of Lodsworth to the north.[1] In 1931 the parish had a population of 65.[2]

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History

Selham was listed in the Domesday Book (1086) in the ancient hundred of Easebourne as having six households: two villagers, two smallholders and two slaves; resources included ploughing land, woodland and meadows, and a value to the lord of the manor of just over £3.[3]

In 1861, Selham was still a separate parish covering 1,042 acres (422 ha) with a population of 123.[4] On 1 April 1933 the parish was abolished and merged with Graffham.[5]

In February 2010, James Packer won approval from Chichester District Council for a 327-acre polo complex to be built at Manor Farm on land owned by Lord Cowdray, not far from Great House Farm, the 38-hectare polo complex at Stedham, owned by his father Kerry Packer during the 1980s.[6] Packer withdrew after the 2012 season, with the facilities being taken over by Sheikha Maitha bint Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum.[7]

Buildings

Selham' pub is The Three Moles, one of the smallest pubs in Sussex.

The church of St James is largely 11th century, having never undergone any major rebuilding,[8] but it was restored in the 19th century.[4] From 1922–27, Frank Buttle was rector of Selham with South Ambersham.[9]

Nearby the remains of Lodsworth Castle, a large 13th Century motte near Selham at Lodsbridge beside the River Rother. Lodsbridge was a wharf on the Rother Navigation waterway.

There was formerly a railway station on the Pulborough to Petersfield, Hampshire line. Selham Railway Station is now a private house.

References

  1. [1]
    "Graffham PC". Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Population statistics Selham AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  3. [3]
    "Open Domesday: Selham". Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  4. [4]
    "GENUKI: Selham". Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  5. [5]
    "Relationships and changes Selham AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  6. [6]
    "Packer polo plans revival attempt". Lynn News. 12 April 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  7. [7]
    Sherwood, Bob (15 June 2013). "James Packer packs up in England after rain-sodden season". Polo. Archived from the original on 11 December 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  8. [8]
    "GENUKI: The Parish Church of St James, Selham". Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  9. [9]
    "Buttle: History". Retrieved 29 December 2017.
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