Selham (St. James)

SELHAM (St. James), a parish, in the union of Midhurst, hundred of Eastbourne, rape of Chichester, W. division of Sussex, 3½ miles (W. by S.) from Petworth; containing 121 inhabitants. The Rother, or Arundel, navigation passes through. Part of the parish is within the parliamentary borough of Midhurst. The living is a discharged rectory, valued in the king's books at £4. 15. 11½.; net income, £150; patrons, the Principal and Fellows of Brasenose College, Oxford. The church is in the early English style; the chancel is separated from the nave by a circular arch supported by slight columns with ornamental capitals.