In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Bepton like this:
BEPTON, a parish in Midhurst district, Sussex; 2½ miles SW of Midhurst r. station, and 5½ ESE of Petersfield. Post Town, Midhurst. Acres, 1,224. Real protron, Prince of Wales. Dr. Cowper, chaplain to George II., and father of Cowper the poet, was rector. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Chichester. Value, £127. Patron, the Earl of Egmont.
Bepton through time
Bepton is now part of Chichester district. Click here for graphs and data of how Chichester has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Bepton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Bepton, in Chichester and Sussex | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8239
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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