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Chidham is a coastal village and parish in West Sussex, near Bosham. West Sussex is a county in the south of England, bordering onto East Sussex (with Brighton and Hove), Hampshire and Surrey. ...
Bosham Quay at sunset Bosham (pronounced Bozzum) is a small, coastal village in West Sussex, England, situated three miles west of Chichester on an inlet of Chichester Harbour. ...
History
Prehistory A recent excavation has shown that man made use of Chidham more than 4000 years ago. The flint scrapers discovered on the site on the western shore of the peninsula, seem to suggest that spear shafts or kiddles (fish traps) and primitive salterns were being made here. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Fishing. ...
A Saltern was a type of clay hut used for early salt production. ...
Saxon, Norman and medieval The Saxon Saint Cuthman may have been born here, c.681. The village's name is derived from the Old English words ceod (meaning bag or pouch) and ham (meaning settlement), referring to the shape of the peninsula on which it is situated. The present flint and rubble church, St. Mary's, only dates from the 13th century, and it may have had a wooden predecessor. The peninsula is not mentioned in the Domesday Book because it was part of the Manor or Chapelry of Bosham, rich in farming land and then belonging to the bishop of Exeter Saint Cuthman of Steyning (d. ...
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A line drawing entitled Domesday Book from Andrew Williamss Historic Byways and Highways of Old England. ...
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17th century Close to the church of St.Mary is the manor house, a large late 17th century building. Ightham Mote For the London district, see Manor House, London. ...
19th century The men of Chidham seem to have been farmers rather than fishermen or sailors, probably due to the good quality of their soil. The village seems almost oblivious to the nearness of the sea.
In 1812 an embankment wall was built across from Chidham to Bosham where use was made of an old quay. Writing of Bosham in the 1860s Charles Longcroft described how the newly enclosed land was ploughed and planted with corn. 'But one November, there came a raging tide and a gale wind, from the southwest and away went the embankment..'. In 1825 the sea returned covering the farmland and inundating new buildings. One of these is said to have been a mansion, standing at Cutmill whose stone was afterwards used to build Cutmill Cottage.
Today Chidham village, such as it is, lies on a loop-road, half-way down the peninsula. The only road leading out to Cobnor Point is a private road, so that access to and from the harbour is limited.
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