In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Up Marden like this:
MARDEN-UP, or UPMARDEN, a parish in Westbourne district, Sussex; 7 miles SW of Midhurst r. station. It includes the tything of West Marden; which has a postoffice under Emsworth. Acres, 2,928. Real property, £2,060. Pop., 366. Houses, 66. The manor is one of the four Meredens mentioned in Domesday book; has always been united with Compton manor; and belongs now to Admiral Sir Phipps Hornby. The living is a vicarage, annexed to the vicarage of Compton, in the diocese of Chichester. The church is ancient.
Up Marden through time
Up Marden is now part of Chichester district. Click here for graphs and data of how Chichester has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Up Marden itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Up Marden, in Chichester and Sussex | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8833
Date accessed: 27th April 2024
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