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Poynings
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Also known as Poynings, West Sussex

Poynings ( or ) 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 Fulking parish, to its east is 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.

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Place details

Locality
Mid Sussex
Region
England
Country
United Kingdom
Population
432

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Key facts

UK place.official_name
Poynings
UK place.country
England
UK place.civil_parish
Poynings
UK place.region
South East England
UK place.static_image_name
Poynings, West Sussex, England - May 2010.jpg
UK place.static_image_width
300
UK place.static_image_caption
Poynings from the South Downs
UK place.area_total_km2
6.66
UK place.population
287
UK place.population_ref
2001 Census 432 (2011 Census)
UK place.os_grid_reference
TQ264120
UK place.post_town
BRIGHTON
UK place.postcode_area
BN
UK place.postcode_district
BN45
UK place.dial_code
01273
UK place.constituency_westminster
Arundel and South Downs
UK place.london_distance
N
UK place.shire_district
Mid Sussex

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Encyclopedic overview

18 sections
Contents
  • Listed Buildings and Scheduled Monuments
  • Listed buildings
  • Grade I listed buildings
  • Scheduled monuments
  • Notable buildings and areas
  • Holy Trinity Church
  • Cora's Corner
  • The Poynings Crossways Woods
  • Stonestaples Wood
  • Park Wood
  • Pondtail Wood
  • Scarp and downland
  • Devil's Dyke
  • The Devil’s Punch Bowl
  • Adder Bottom
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Poynings ( or ) 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 Fulking parish, to its east is 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.

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 and had a population of 287 at the 2001 census, including Newtimber, increasing to 432 at the 2011 census. The area was known as "Puningas" in 960 AD. Some have suggested the name came from "sons of Puna" or "people of Puna", Puna being the nickname of a hammer-wielding Saxon leader. Others have suggested it means "the people of the pond".

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Poynings” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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