Sutton & Barlavington
WEST SUSSEX

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Sutton and the surrounding areas.
A virtual guide for visitor and residents.
 

Sutton and Barlavington are villages and a civil parish in the District of Chichester in West Sussex, England, located 4 miles [6k] south of Petworth and east of the A285 Petworth to Chichester road. Nestling under the South Downs these remote villages are surrounded by woodland with particularly fine walks.
Sutton has not had a shop since 1971 and the school closed in the l960s, but it still has an Anglican church, St John the Baptist, and one pub, the White Horse.
There is a small church at Barlavington, dedicated to St. Mary.
Barlavington is joined with Sutton as a single parish council.

Ernie Budd sits at the White Horse bar in the 1960s

Villagers have always fought to keep their village pub. In the 1950s, Sir Ian Anstruther moved to Barlavington. At that time the White Horse was under threat and he bought it to ensure it remained a pub. His family ran it for many years. Eventually it was sold with a covenant that it would always be run as a pub.

Ernest Budd Lived in Sutton, with his wife Florence, for 60 years at 'Downview Cottage' - now called 'Budds Cottage'. He was the local blacksmith and well known throughout the area for his 'corn-dollies' click here for more...

Miscellaneous articles: -
Anger over Horncroft sandpit - -31 May 2010
Battle hots up over sand plans - -22 Apr.2010
Sandpit statement - PDF - - - - - - - - Feb.2010
Independent but pulling together -5 Nov.2008

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PLANE CRASH, SUTTON, 1956