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Poynings

For other uses, see Poynings (disambiguation).

Poynings
Poynings from the South Downs
Poynings is located in West Sussex
Poynings
Poynings
Location within West Sussex
Area6.66 km2 (2.57 sq mi) [1]
Population287 [1] 2001 Census
432 (2011 Census)[2]
• Density43/km2 (110/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTQ264120
• London42 miles (68 km) N
Civil parish
  • Poynings
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBRIGHTON
Postcode districtBN45
Dialling code01273
PoliceSussex
FireWest Sussex
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
UK Parliament
WebsitePoynings village
List of places
UK
England
West Sussex
50°53′40″N 0°12′13″W / 50.89443°N 0.20351°W / 50.89443; -0.20351

Poynings (/ˈpɔɪnɪŋz/ or locally /ˈpʌnɪŋz/)[3] is a village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England. The parish lies wholly with the South Downs National Park. To its south is Brighton and Hove, to its west is the Fulking parish, to its east is the Newtimber parish and to its north is Albourne parish. The planning authority for Poynings is the South Downs National Park Authority (SDNPA), the statutory planning authority for the National Park area.[4]

The village is located on the north side of the South Downs near Devil's Dyke, five miles (8 km) north-west of Brighton. The civil parish covers an area of 665.5 hectares (1,644 acres) and has a population of 287 (2001 census), including Newtimber and increasing to 432 at the 2011 Census.[2] The area was known as “Puningas” in 960AD. Some have suggested the name came from "sons of Puna" or "people of Puna", Puna being the nickname of a hammer-wielding Saxon leader.[5] Others have suggested it means, “The people of the pond”.[6]

The downland scarp, which includes the Fulking and Perching bostals (paths), is part of the Beeding Hill to Newtimber Hill designated Site of Special Scientific Interest.

  1. ^ a b "2001 Census: West Sussex – Population by Parish" (PDF). West Sussex County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 10 April 2009.
  2. ^ a b "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Parishes: Poynings". British Histories Online. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  4. ^ "Planning". South Downs National Park. South Downs National Park Authority. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  5. ^ Glover, Judith (1975). The place names of Sussex. London: B.T. Batsford. ISBN 0-7134-2853-8. OCLC 1257426.
  6. ^ Marshall, Sheila. "About Poynings: A Brief History of Poynings". Poynings Village. Retrieved 26 September 2021.

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