Cocking Causeway is a hamlet in the civil parish of Cocking, between Cocking and Midhurst in the Chichester district of West Sussex, England.
| Cocking Causeway | |
|---|---|
 The Greyhound Inn | |
  Cocking Causeway Location within West Sussex | |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Midhurst |
| Postcode district | GU29 |
| Police | Sussex |
| Fire | West Sussex |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
Description
editCocking Causeway is a linear development of houses and smallholdings alongside the A286 road.[1]
History
editThe ill-defined area of Cocking Causeway between Midhurst and Cocking has been marked on maps since the early 19th century.[2] In 1865 a large funeral procession assembled at Cocking Causeway for Richard Cobden, who had lived nearby at Dunford. He was buried at West Lavington church,[3] whose parish at that time included the eastern part of the Causeway, whilst the western part fell into Cocking parish.[4][5]
Amenities
editEcclesiastically, Cocking Causeway falls within Cocking with West Lavington Anglican parish.[6]
The Greyhound is a freehouse pub with bars, dining areas and gardens.[7]
Cocking Causeway is on the Serpent Trail, a 64-mile (103 km) footpath from Haslemere in Surrey to Petersfield in Hampshire.[8]
Rail
editThe London Brighton and South Coast Railway line between Chichester and Midhurst ran along an embankment parallel to the Causeway. The line had opened in 1881, was closed to passengers in 1935 and was closed completely in 1953. The track bed remains.[1] On 19 November 1951 a freight train hauled by LB&SCR C2X class locomotive no. 32522 was derailed between Cocking and Midhurst after part of the embankment was washed out as a result of a blocked culvert.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b Ordnance Survey
- ^ "A Vision of Britain: Ordnance Survey First Series". Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ "Illustrated London News". Midhurst Society. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ "GENUKI: Cocking". Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- ^ "British History Online: Cocking". Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ "Parish of Cocking with West Lavington". A Church Near You. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
- ^ "CAMRA: Greyhound Midhurst". Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- ^ "Serpent Trail Route: Fittleworth to Cocking Causeway". Sussex Exclusive. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ "Midhurst Train crash - part of The Rother Valley Guide, West Sussex, England, UK". Gravelroots.net. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
External links
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