Merston is a village and parish[1] in the Chichester district of West Sussex, England. It lies just south of the A259 road 2.4 miles (3.9 km) southeast of Chichester. It is in the civil parish of Oving.
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OS grid reference | SU895028 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Chichester |
Postcode district | PO20 |
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Merston was listed in the Domesday Book (1086) in the ancient hundred of Boxgrove as having 16 households, meadows, plough land, and three mills.[2]
In 1861, Merston parish's population was 79, and the parish was 710 acres (290 ha).[1]
Nearby was RAF Merston, a World War II airfield.[3] The airfield was in use from 1939 to 1945.[4]
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