Easebourne, in ancient documents Easebourne or Assebourne, lies about a mile north of Midhurst, in Easebourne hundred, Midhurst union, rape of Chichester, and is pleasantly situated. The living is a perpetual curacy, in the patronage of the Earl of Egmont; the incumbent is the Rev. J. D. Serres. The church is dedicated to St. Margaret, and is in the later style of English architecture. It contained in 1831, a population of 904; and in 1841, 891; and comprises 4,051 acres; assessed at £3,908. The Midhurst union workhouse contains 200 inmates. Easebourne gives name to the hundred.