Egdean (St. Bartholomew)

EGDEAN (St. Bartholomew), a parish, in the union of Sutton (under Gilbert's act), hundred of Rotherbridge, rape of Arundel, W. division of Sussex, 2 miles (S. E.) from Petworth; containing 121 inhabitants. The parish comprises 710 acres, of which 62 are waste land or common; the road from Petworth to Brighton runs through it, and the Rother or Arundel navigation passes by its southern boundary. There are fairs on May 1st and Sept. 4th, for horses, horned-cattle, and sheep. The living is a discharged rectory, valued in the king's books at £1. 9. 2., and in the gift of A. G. W. Biddulph, Esq.: the tithes have been commuted for £110.