Editing Slindon

{{Short description|Village and parish in West Sussex, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox UK place
| official_name            = Slindon
| country                  = England
| civil_parish             = Slindon
| region                   = South East England
| static_image_name        = Slindon post office.jpg
| static_image_caption     = Slindon post office
| population               = 595
| area_total_km2           = 12.87
| population_ref           = (Civil Parish.2011)<ref name=ons>[http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk Key Statistics; Quick Statistics: Population Density] [[United Kingdom Census 2011]] ''[[Office for National Statistics]]'' Retrieved 10 May 2014</ref>
| os_grid_reference        = SU961084
| coordinates              = {{coord|50.86739|-0.63515|display=inline,title}}
| post_town                = ARUNDEL
| postcode_area            = BN
| postcode_district        = BN18
| dial_code                = 01243
| constituency_westminster = [[Arundel and South Downs]]
| london_distance          = {{convert|49|mi}} [[Boxing the compass|NNE]]
| shire_district           = [[Arun District|Arun]]
| shire_county             = [[West Sussex]]
| website                  = 
}}
'''Slindon'''  is a mostly rural [[village]] and [[civil parishes in England|civil parish]] in the [[Arun District|Arun]] District of [[West Sussex]], England, containing a developed [[nucleated village|nucleus]] amid woodland.  Much of Slindon's woodland belongs to the [[National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty|National Trust]] on the southern edge of the escarpment of the [[South Downs National Park]]. Slindon is centred {{convert|6|mi}} north-east of [[Chichester]].


Within the village is situated two schools, Slindon Church of England Primary School, a state funded primary school for boys and girls aged 4-11, and Slindon College, an specialist independent day and boarding school for boys aged 8-18, which officially opened in 1972. 

== History ==
The village is listed in the [[Domesday Book]] of 1086 as "Eslindone", the name having the probable meaning in [[Old English]] of "sloping hill".<ref>Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place Names (Oxford 1991, revised 1996)</ref> The Domesday Book records Slindon as having 35 households, putting it in the top 20% of settlements.<ref>{{cite web|title=Open Domesday: Slindon|url=https://opendomesday.org/place/SU9608/slindon/|access-date=19 November 2022}}</ref>

St Mary's 12th-century parish church contains a memorial to [[Stephen Langton]] (c1150&ndash;1228), the [[Archbishop of Canterbury]] who attended the signing of [[Magna Carta]] and who died in Slindon.

In the Middle Ages Slindon House (now Slindon College) was the site of one of the Archbishop's residences. In 1330 Thomas de Natindon, who was a legal representative of the Pope, was sent there to serve a writ on the archbishop. His party were not well received by the archbishop's servants who stripped and bound them, then threw cold water over them, apparently with the archbishop's consent. Natindon escaped revenge and was pursued over the hills to [[Petworth]] where he was caught and held in prison for three days.<ref>Peter Jerrome, Petworth. From the beginnings to 1660. The Window Press 2002 p31-32</ref>

The village war memorial was unveiled in 1921, with the names of 14 residents killed in World War I; a further three names were added after World War II.<ref>{{NHLE |desc=Slindon War Memorial |num=1436576 |accessdate=21 December 2018}}</ref>

The writer [[Hilaire Belloc]] (1870&ndash;1953) lived in the village.

In the mid-18th century, [[Slindon Cricket Club]] achieved fame through the excellence of its team which featured [[Richard Newland (cricketer)|Richard Newland]] (1713–1778).

[[File:SLINDON FORGE .jpg|frameless|right]]

==Amenities==
In May 2012, the process began of renovating and converting the old village forge into a shop, café and information centre; this opened on 16 October 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slindonforge.com/history/ |author= Slindon Forge |title=The History & Restoration of Slindon Forge}}</ref>

The village has been called the "[[pumpkin]] capital of Britain", and an annual display of pumpkins attracts tourists to the village.<ref name=Wintle />

A short walk from the village is Nore Folly (aka Slindon Folly), a structure built during the 18th century by the Newburgh family, whose seat was at Slindon. The Folly resembles a gateway but leads to nowhere.<ref name=Geograph>{{Cite web | url=https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/15252 | title=The Folly and Trig Point, Nore Hill | publisher= Geograph site - sponsored by [[Ordnance Survey]] |  accessdate=20 March 2012}}</ref>

===Former amenities===
Slindon [[post office]] closed in 2008.{{#tag:ref|The nearest post office is at [[Barnham, West Sussex|Barnham]]|group= n}} The Newburgh Arms closed in 2001.<ref name=Wintle>{{Cite web | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/portal/main.jhtml?xml=/portal/2008/10/11/ftpumpkinking111.xml | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130421102428/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/portal/main.jhtml?xml=/portal/2008/10/11/ftpumpkinking111.xml | url-status=dead | archive-date=21 April 2013 | title=The pumpkin king's crowning glory | first=Angela | last=Wintle | work=[[Telegraph.co.uk]] | publisher=[[Telegraph Media Group]] | date=11 October 2008 | accessdate=11 October 2008}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.news.royalmailgroup.com/news/article.asp?id=2139&brand=Post_Office_network | title=Decisions On The Future Of Post Office Branches In Sussex | publisher=[[Royal Mail]] | date=29 January 2008 | accessdate=11 October 2008 }}</ref>

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