Why visit Fontwell
Townapedia lists 4 museums and landmarks, 3 parks and trails, 11 places to eat and 6 places to stay in and around town.
Highlights include Boxgrove Priory and Tangmere Military Aviation Museum.
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About Fontwell
Walberton is a village and civil parish in the Arun District of West Sussex, England, 5 miles (8 km) north-west of Littlehampton, and south of the A27 road. The land rises from 33–115 feet (10–35 m) above sea level, a quarter of the height of Nore Hill, the nearest foothill of the South Downs, which is to the north of the parish. The parish includes the smaller village of Binsted to the east and the larger neighbourhood of Fontwell, less than two-thirds of a mile (1 km) to the north-west. Walberton has a medieval church next to its clustered centre.
From the Wikipedia article Walberton (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks4
Boxgrove Priory
Monument and historic site · 2.8 mi
Priory in Boxgrove, Chichester, West Sussex, England, UK
Tangmere Military Aviation Museum
Museum · 3.0 mi
Aviation museum in Tangmere, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Parks, trails and playgrounds3
Restaurants and cafes11
The Old Stables
Bar and pub
Fontwell Avenue, Fontwell
Mo-Th 11:30-22:00; Fr 11:30-22:30; Sa 09:00-22:30; Su 09:00-22:00
The Forge
Cafe · Coffee Shop, Sandwich · 1.0 mi
Reynolds Lane, Slindon
Mo-Su 09:00-16:00
Where to stay6
History
The two churchyards have yielded archaeological evidence that there was settlement during the Bronze Age, about 3,500 years ago. Some fragments of brick and tile were discovered at Binsted during excavations in 1992.
Walberton is listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 under the Hundred of Binsted (also called Avisford; called Binsted in 1086 but had its later name by 1166). It comprised 22 villagers, 17 cottagers and six slaves, plough land, woodland and meadows, as well as a church. Binsted itself was also listed as having 8 households.
The timber lychgate to the churchyard was installed as a war memorial in 1920.
From the History section of Walberton on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Churches and places of worship11
Westergate Methodist Church
Church · Methodist · 1.4 mi
Westergate Street, Westergate
Shopping2
Gas and EV charging3
Schools, colleges and libraries9
Walberton and Binsted Church of England Primary School
School · Anglican · 1.4 mi
The Street, Arundel
Healthcare1
Map of Fontwell
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Getting there and nearby towns
Goodwood Aerodrome (QUG) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 5 miles away.
- Walberton 1 mi southeast, about 2 min by car
- Barnham 2 mi south, about 3 min by car
- Bognor Regis 5 mi south, about 8 min by car
- Littlehampton 6 mi southeast, about 9 min by car
- Chichester 6 mi west, about 9 min by car
- Rustington 7 mi southeast, about 11 min by car
- Fishbourne 8 mi west, about 12 min by car
- Birdham 9 mi southwest, about 14 min by car
- Selsey 10 mi southwest, about 17 min by car
- Worthing 12 mi east, about 20 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Photo credits
- Boxgrove Priory Ruins, Peter I. Vardy, Public domain
- St George's Church, Eastergate (From Southeast), The Voice of Hassocks, CC0
- Former Bilsham Chapel, Bilsham (NHLE Code 1222544), The Voice of Hassocks, CC0
- St Andrew's Tangmere 4, Charlesdrakew, CC0
- St Mary Magdalene's Church, Tortington (NHLE Code 1222209), The Voice of Hassocks, CC0
- Yapton Evangelical Free Church, Yapton (NHLE Code 1237819), The Voice of Hassocks, CC0
- St Mary's Church, Walberton (NHLE Code 1274629), The Voice of Hassocks, CC0
- Great Ballards School, Charlesdrakew, Public domain
- St Mary's Church, Slindon (NHLE Code 1027563), The Voice of Hassocks, CC0
- Wilkes Head Inn, Church Lane, Eastergate (NHLE Code 1276546) (April 2025) (2), User:Hassocks5489, CC0
- Street-level photo, tallguy, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, tallguy, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, noid, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, tallguy, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, tallguy, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, tallguy, CC BY-SA 4.0
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