Trotton with Chithurst is a parish of West Sussex on the Petersfield to Midhurst section of the A272, approx. 7 miles (10k) west of Midhurst. There are 2 churches- St Mary's in Chithurst and St George's in Trotton.
Chithurst is the location of the Cittaviveka Buddhist Monastery, a monastery in the Thai Forest Tradition of Theravada Buddhism.
The, now closed, Keepers Arms pub sits on the A272, once called The Blue Anchor and previously a Blacksmiths shop, it had been an inn for over 150 years. The Southdowns Hotel is closeby in Dumpford. In 1980 Ballards Brewery was launched at Cumbers Farm, Trotton. The 2001 census for Trotton & Chithurst showed a total population of 328 with 129 households.
The dramatist Thomas Otway was born in Trotton in 1652.

Keepers Arms, Trotton - A272 - closed
Photo- Patricia Steel - 17 February, 2007

Last orders at the Keepers Arms July 1972

In July 1980 Ballards Best Bitter was launched from the old cow house at Cumbers Farm, Trotton. The brewery was moved to the Ballards Pub in Elsted in 1985 & in 1988, to the current premises in Nyewood.     Rogate brewery boss feeling flat about wage plans - May 2008

1870 Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales
In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Trotton like this -
TROTTON, a parish, with a village, in Midhurst district, Sussex; 1 mile NE of Elsted r. station, and 3 W by N of Midhurst.
Post town, Petersfield. Acres, 3,877. Real property, £3,451.
Pop., 452. Houses, 92.
The manor was long held by the family of Camois, and belongs now to R. H. Nevell, Esq. Trotton Place is the residence of A. E. Knox, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Chichester. Value, £420. Patrons, T. Staunton and F. Inman, Esqs. The church was rebuilt in 1400. The p. curacy of Milland is a separate benefice. The poet Otway was a native.