# Harting > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Harting > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Harting.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harting > Source revision: 1324234125 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Village and parish in West Sussex, England}} {{other uses}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}} {{Use British English|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox UK place | official_name = Harting | country = England | coordinates = {{coord|50.97|-0.88|display=inline,title}} | static_image = South Harting, 1.5.06.jpg | static_image_width = 240px | static_image_caption = South Harting seen from Harting Down | area_footnotes = {{cite web |url=http://www.westsussex.gov.uk/communityandliving/census2001/pop_parish_summary.pdf |title=2001 Census: West Sussex – Population by Parish |publisher=West Sussex County Council |accessdate=12 April 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608075926/http://www.westsussex.gov.uk/communityandliving/census2001/pop_parish_summary.pdf |archivedate=8 June 2011 }} | area_total_km2 = 32.16 | population = 1,451 | population_ref = (2011){{cite web |url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11124270&c=Harting&d=16&e=62&g=6473726&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1444917356979&enc=1 |title=Harting (Parish): Key Figures for 2011 Census |work=Neighbourhood Statistics |publisher=Office for National Statistics |accessdate=15 October 2015 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304124917/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11124270&c=Harting&d=16&e=62&g=6473726&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1444917356979&enc=1 |url-status=dead }} | population_density = {{convert|44|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on}} | civil_parish = Harting | shire_district = [Chichester](/source/Chichester_District) | shire_county = [West Sussex](/source/West_Sussex) | region = South East England | constituency_westminster = [Arundel and South Downs](/source/Arundel_and_South_Downs_(UK_Parliament_constituency)) | post_town = PETERSFIELD | postcode_district = GU31 | postcode_area = GU | dial_code = 01730 | os_grid_reference = SU786215 | london_distance = {{convert|48|mi}} [NE](/source/Points_of_the_compass) | website = [http://www.parish-council.com/HartingParishCouncil/ Parish Council] }} '''Harting''' is a [civil parish](/source/civil_parish) in the [Chichester District](/source/Chichester_District) of [West Sussex](/source/West_Sussex), England. It is situated on the northern flank of the [South Downs](/source/South_Downs), around {{convert|3.5|miles|km}} southeast of [Petersfield](/source/Petersfield) in [Hampshire](/source/Hampshire). It comprises the village of [South Harting](/source/South_Harting) and the hamlets of [East Harting](/source/East_Harting), [West Harting](/source/West_Harting) and [Nyewood](/source/Nyewood). The area of the parish is {{convert|3216|ha|acres}}. At the [2011 Census](/source/United_Kingdom_Census_2011), the population was 1,451, an increase from 1,407 at the [2001 Census](/source/United_Kingdom_Census_2001).{{cite web |url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11124270&c=Harting&d=16&e=15&g=6473726&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1493217090524&enc=1 |title=Harting (Parish): Key Figures for 2001 Census |work=Neighbourhood Statistics |publisher=Office for National Statistics |accessdate=26 April 2017 |archive-date=27 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170427005824/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11124270&c=Harting&d=16&e=15&g=6473726&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1493217090524&enc=1 |url-status=dead }} ==History== Harting was listed in the [Domesday Book](/source/Domesday_Book) (1086) under the ancient [hundred](/source/Hundred_(county_division)) of [Dumpford](/source/Dumpford) as the large Manor of ''Hertinges'', which included 196 households encompassing South, West and East Harting. They were 134 villagers, 42 smallholders and 20 slaves. With resources including ploughing lands, meadows, woodland and nine mills, it had a value to the lords of the manor of £100. The joint lords were the church of St Nicholas, Arundel, and Earl Roger of Shrewsbury.{{cite web|title=Open Domesday: (East, South and West) Harting|url=https://opendomesday.org/place/XX0000/east-south-and-west-harting/|accessdate=23 June 2019}} Apart from three generations of the Earls Montgomery the manor was in the possession of the Crown until 1610 when it was granted to the Caryll family. In 1746 the manor was purchased by the Featherstonhaugh ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|f|æ|n|ʃ|ɔː}} {{respell|FAN|shaw}}) family, in whose possession it remains.{{cite web|title=GENUKI - Harting|url=https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/SSX/Harting/|accessdate=29 September 2014}} == Harting Down == The villages are overlooked by [Harting Down](/source/Harting_Downs), a {{convert|550|acre|km2|adj=on}} common owned by the [National Trust](/source/National_Trust_for_Places_of_Historic_Interest_or_Natural_Beauty) and part of the [Sussex Downs](/source/Sussex_Downs) [Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty](/source/Area_of_Outstanding_Natural_Beauty). Rising to {{Convert|229|m}}, it offers panoramic views over the [Weald](/source/Weald) to the north, to the [English Channel](/source/English_Channel) and the [Isle of Wight](/source/Isle_of_Wight) to the south. Archaeological evidence has suggested that Harting Down was first occupied around 5000 years ago. Neighbouring [Beacon Hill](/source/Beacon_Hill%2C_West_Sussex) is home to a hillfort from the [Iron Age](/source/Iron_Age), built around 500 BC as an animal enclosure and refuge. In addition, a [cross ridge dyke](/source/Cross_dyke) was built around the same time, may have been used to control movement of people and animals along the ridgeway.[http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-global/w-localtoyou/w-south_east/w-south_east-countryside/w-south_east-places-west_sussex/w-south_east-places-west_sussex-harting_down.htm National Trust - Harting Down] Because of its elevation Beacon Hill, just to the east of Harting Down, hosted a station in the [shutter telegraph chain](/source/Semaphore_line), from 1796 to 1816, which connected the Admiralty in [London](/source/London) to its naval ships in [Portsmouth](/source/Portsmouth) and [Plymouth](/source/Plymouth). This was replaced in 1822 by a semaphore station which operated on a slightly different route until 1847. [Bertrand Russell](/source/Bertrand_Russell) and his wife Dora founded the experimental Beacon Hill School[http://digitalcommons.mcmaster.ca/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1913&context=russelljournal David Harley ''Beacon Hill School''] at Telegraph House, which was their residence in 1927.[http://digitalcommons.mcmaster.ca/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1286&context=russelljournal Kenneth Blackwell and Sheila Turcon ''Russell's Addresses''] West of Beacon Hill is Tower hill, on top of which is the [Vandalian Tower](/source/Vandalian_Tower), a folly dating to the 18th century which is in the grounds of [Uppark](/source/Uppark) house. It was built to celebrate the founding of the American colony of [Vandalia](/source/Vandalia_(colony)) in 1774, though the events of the [American Revolution](/source/American_Revolution) meant that the colony never got off the ground. The tower is in ruins and cannot be entered, but can be seen from outside. A large portion of the down has never been used for modern [intensive farming](/source/intensive_farming) and is thus an important site representing the [chalk](/source/chalk) grassland that once covered the downs. Plants found on the site include [quaking grass](/source/quaking_grass) and the [common spotted orchid](/source/common_spotted_orchid). The down supports animals such as [adder](/source/Vipera_berus)s, [skylark](/source/skylark)s and several species of [butterfly](/source/butterfly). ==Governance== An [electoral ward](/source/Wards_and_electoral_divisions_of_the_United_Kingdom) of the same name covers this parish and the neighbouring parishes of [Elsted and Treyford](/source/Elsted_and_Treyford) and [Trotton with Chithurst](/source/Trotton_with_Chithurst). The ward's population at the 2011 Census was 2,026.{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=13695013&c=Harting&d=14&e=62&g=6473726&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1493220880352&enc=1 |title=Harting (Ward): Key Figures for 2011 Census |work=Neighbourhood Statistics |publisher=Office for National Statistics |accessdate=26 April 2017}} ==See also== *[Harting Old Club](/source/Harting_Old_Club) *[Torberry Hill](/source/Torberry_Hill) ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{Commons category|Harting}} *[https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/SSX/Harting Further historical information and sources on GENUKI] {{clear}} {{Geochain box |Geochain = Admiralty [Shutter telegraph line](/source/Semaphore_line) 1795 |type = station |upwards = [Blackdown](/source/Blackdown%2C_Sussex) |downwards = [Portsdown Hill](/source/Portsdown_Hill) |thisis = Beacon Hill }} {{Geochain box |Geochain = Admiralty [Semaphore line](/source/Semaphore_line) 1822 |type = station |upwards = [Holder Hill](/source/Holder_Hill) |downwards = [Compton Down, Compton](/source/Compton_Down%2C_Compton) |thisis = Beacon Hill }} {{authority control}} Category:Villages in West Sussex Category:Chichester District Category:Napoleonic beacons in England --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Harting](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harting) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harting?action=history)). 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