Walderton

Village in West Sussex, England

Human settlement in England

Stoughton

District

Chichester

Shire county

West Sussex

Region

South East

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Chichester

List of places: UK; England; West Sussex

50°53′25″N 0°52′38″W / 50.89031°N 0.87714°W / 50.89031; -0.87714

Walderton is a hamlet in the Chichester district of West Sussex, England. It lies on the B2146 road 4 miles (6.4 km) northeast of Emsworth. It is in the civil parish of Stoughton. The name Walderton derives from the town of Wealdhere's people.^[1]

The village lies just below the source of the River Ems.^[2]^[3] It is crossed by the Monarch's Way long-distance footpath,^[4] and has a pub named the Barley Mow.^[5]

References

^ Ekwall, Eilert (1960). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names (4 ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 492. ISBN 0-19-869103-3.
^ "Ems | Catchment Data Explorer | Catchment Data Explorer". environment.data.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
^ George, David (13 January 2021). "Emsworth river becoming 'not much more than a chain of puddles' say campaigners". The News. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
^ "Octagon Walk; Walderton to Watergate" (PDF). southdowns.gov.uk. p. 4. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
^ Williamson, Richard (27 January 2022). "Country Walk; Walderton Down". Chichester Observer. p. 33. ISSN 0963-3723.