Post Office Directory, 1867

STEDHAM
parish, 2 miles west from Midhurst.
The manor of Stedeham, as it was at that time written, appears in the Domesday Survey, under the heading of Hamesford.
During the reign of the Confessor it was in the possession of the Saxon Earl Godwin, and, like most of the lordships belonging to this nobleman, passed after the Conquest to the Earl Montgomery.
Shortly before the termination of the reign of Henry VIII. the King bestowed the manor on William Earl of Southampton: it subsequently became the property of B. P. Knight, Esq., afterwards of Lord Selsey, who sold it to the late Sir Charles Taylor: it is now the property of his son, the present Sir Charles, who resides in the parish.
The church of St. James was partly taken down in 1850, rebuilt and enlarged, and now contains about 200 sittings. It consists of a nave and chancel, with a tower containing a peal of 5 bells: in the churchyard is a yew tree, measuring 28 feet in circumference.
The register commences in 1659. The living is a rectory, with that of Heyshott annexed, tithe commuted at £580 per annum. with residence, and about 27 acres of glebe, in the gift of the Rev. L. Vernon Harcourt, M.A., and Hon. Mrs. Vernon Harcourt, and held by the Rev. Caleb Collins, M.A., of St. John's College, Cambridge.
There is a school for girls, principally supported by the Misses Payne.

Post Office Directory, 1867

IPING
Parish, in the Western division of the county, Easebourne hundred, Midhurst union, county court district and rural deanery, and Chichester rape, diocese and archdeaconry. The manor of Epinges, which is its ancient name, is returned in "Domesday Survey" as having been held of Edward the Confessor by one Aldred, a servant of that king: in the reign of Edward 1. Richard de Amundeville was lord: in 1381 it was held by Henry Hussee, the Lord of Harting: in the time of Henry VIII. it was granted to Sir Henry Audley: in 1784 the Earl of Egremont purchased it: in 1800 it passed to Lord Spencer, from whom it has passed into the hands of Sir Charles Hamilton, Bart., the present lord. The parish extends from north to south 6 miles: the average breadth is however, less than half a mile: it is on the river West Rother: here is a paper mill: the village is situate in the valley.
The church of St. Mary is a stone building, in the Early English style, and has a nave, chancel, two transepts, and tower with 1 bell. The register commences in 1683. The living is a rectory, with the curacy of Chithurst annexed, joint annual value £314, in the gift of Lord Leconfield, and held by the Rev. Charles Klanert, M.A., of St. Peter's College, Cambridge, rural dean.
Here are National schools for boys, girls, and infants.
The parish contained a population in 1861 of 404; the area is 1,925 acres, assessed at £1,577
 
Parish Clerk Alfred Briggs.
 
Letters through Midhurst, which is the nearest money order office
 
National School, Alfred Briggs, master
 
Drummond Harvey, esq. Iping house
Klanert Rev. Charles, M.A. [rural dean], Rectory
Pewtress Miss
Piggott Mrs. Fitz hall
 
COMMERCIAL.
Bridger Henry, blacksmith
Bridger Richard, farmer, Iping farm
Butler George, farmer
Foard John, farmer
Heath George, farmer
Heath James, shopkeeper & farmer
Luff William, carpenter & farmer
Luff William, jun. farmer
Pewtress & Co. paper manufacturers, Paper mill
Pursley Thomas, farmer
Sowter George, farmer
Trigg Henry, Rising Sun
Trigg John, shopkeeper
Trigg Tom, bricklayer
Wakeford John, jun. farmer
Windibank Eli, farmer & blacksmith