Egdean

Egdean (pronounced Egg-deen) is a small village in the civil parish of Petworth, in the Chichester district of West Sussex, England. It lies just off the A283 road 1.7 miles (2.8 km) southeast of Petworth. In 1931 the parish had a population of 82.^[1] On 1 April 1933 the parish was abolished and merged with Petworth.^[2]

OSgridreferenceSU998199

Civil parish

• Petworth

Post townPulborough

UKParliament

• Arundel and South Downs

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Egdean
Church of St. Bartholomew
Egdean Location within West Sussex
OS grid reference	SU998199
Civil parish	Petworth
District	Chichester
Shire county	West Sussex
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Pulborough
Postcode district	RH20 1
Police	Sussex
Fire	West Sussex
Ambulance	South East Coast
UK Parliament	Arundel and South Downs
List of places UK England West Sussex 50.97006°N 0.57955°W / 50.97006; -0.57955

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In earlier centuries a horse fair was held at Egdean. It was one of the last occasions on which the 3rd Earl of Egremont was seen out in public before he died in 1837.^[3] The earl gave a £20 prize for the best three-year-old colt or filly.^[4]

The Anglican church of St Bartholomew, dating from the 16th century, is in regular use.^[5]