Linch is an Anglican parish,[2] and a loose collection of hamlets that make up the civil parish of the same name in the Chichester District of West Sussex, England, 5 miles (8.0 km) northwest of Midhurst. It has an eighteenth-century church dedicated to St Luke.

Linch
Linch Location within West Sussex
Area	3.44 km2 (1.33 sq mi) [1]
Population	78 [1] 2001 Census
• Density	23/km2 (60/sq mi)
OS grid reference	SU861275
• London	43 miles (69 km) NE
Civil parish	Linch
District	Chichester
Shire county	West Sussex
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LIPHOOK
Postcode district	GU30
Dialling code	01428
Police	Sussex
Fire	West Sussex
Ambulance	South East Coast
UK Parliament	Chichester
List of places UK England West Sussex 51.04065°N 0.77201°W / 51.04065; -0.77201

History

Norman period

Linch (Lince) was listed in the Domesday Book (1086) in the ancient hundred of Easebourne as having 14 households: seven villagers, five smallholders and two slaves; with woodland, meadows, ploughing land and a church, it had a value to the lord of the manor, Robert, son of Theobald, of £5.[3]

19th century

In 1861, the parish area was 1,220 acres (490 ha), described as "chiefly waste or woodland", and a population of 111.[2]

21st century

In the 2001 census there were 29 households in the civil parish with a total population of 78 of whom 40 were economically active.[1]

Parish church

According to Kelly's Directory of 1867, the parish church of St Luke was built around 1700. It contains an unusual stained glass window of much earlier date; the stone church is otherwise plain.[2]

Hollycombe Steam Collection

The Hollycombe Steam Collection is in the parish.[4]

References

External links

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