Racton
| Racton | |
 St Peter's Church |
|
  Racton |
|
| Civil parish | Stoughton |
|---|---|
| District | Chichester |
| Shire county | West Sussex |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Dialling code | 01243 |
| Police | Sussex |
| Fire | West Sussex |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Chichester |
|
|
Coordinates: 50°52′38″N 0°53′35″W / 50.877105°N 0.893100°W
Racton is a hamlet in the Chichester district of West Sussex, England. It lies on the B2147 road 2.1 miles (3.4 km) northeast of Emsworth and within the civil parish of Stoughton. The hamlet lies along the River Ems. 0.4 miles north of the hamlet is the Racton Monument, constructed between 1766 and 1775 by the 2nd Earl of Halifax.[1] Another prominent structure just outside the hamlet is Lordington Manor, former home of the Pole family. St Peter's Church, located in the centre of the hamlet, is a Grade I listed building, dating from the 12th-13th century.[2]
Racton Monument lies north of the hamlet
Nave inside St Peter's Church
Cottage and St Peter's Church
Resting place of Sir Charles Gounter Nicoll inside St Peter's Church
References
- ↑ "Racton Monument". National Monuments Record. English Heritage. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ↑ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (301287)". National Heritage List for England.
External links
Media related to Racton at Wikimedia Commons
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/20/2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.