Bosham
Bosham | ||
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Shire county | ||
Region | ||
Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | CHICHESTER | |
Postcode district | PO18 | |
Dialling code | 01243 | |
Police | Sussex | |
Fire | West Sussex | |
Ambulance | South East Coast | |
UK Parliament | ||
Website | Parish Council | |
Bosham (
Geography
The parish has an area of 3,400 acres (1,400 ha). In the 2011 census its 4,256[2] people lived in 1,833[3] households, of whom 2,063[4] were economically active.
Governance
An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward includes the civil parish of Chidham and Hambrook with a total population taken at the 2011 census of 4,256.[5]
Neighbourhoods
Broadbridge
Broadbridge, sometimes known as New Bosham more developed round the A259 road and the Coastway railway line including Bosham railway station as with most stations in the county with direct services to London as well as the cities of Brighton and Portsmouth. The locality is increasingly referred to by its earlier name, Broadbridge.[6]
Bosham village and Bosham Hoe
Bosham is surrounded by varying width green buffer land, the vast bulk of which is the south of the peninsula. This includes the site of the original village centre on the harbour as well as the farmland and private property of Bosham Hoe. At spring tides the sea comes up high flooding the rural lower road and some car parking spaces.
History
Roman
The site has been inhabited since Roman times, and is close to the famous palace at Fishbourne. Several important Roman buildings have been found in northern Bosham around Broadbridge including a possible temple, a small theatre and a mosaic.[7] The Bosham Head, part of the largest Roman statue from Britain was found nearby. A legionary's helmet was found in Bosham harbour and is now in Lewes museum. The helmet is of late Claudian date, the time of the invasion.[8]
Tradition holds that
Anglo-Saxon and Norman periods
Much of Bosham's history during the
In 850, the original village church was built possibly on the site of a Roman building, and in the 10th century was replaced with
There is a legend that around this time Bosham Church was plundered by Danish pirates, who stole the tenor bell. As the pirate ship sailed away, the remaining church bells were rung. The tenor bell miraculously joined in, destroying the ship. The bell is still said to ring beneath the waters whenever the other bells are rung.[14]
Harold Godwinson
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Bosham is mentioned by name in the
- "Ubi Harold Dux Anglorum et sui milites equitant ad Bosham ecclesia[m]"
- (Where Harold, Earl of the English, and his army ride to Bosham church)
Harold's strong association with Bosham and the recent discovery of an
Domesday Book
The
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Modern times
Bosham was the scene of a brutal murder in 2013 that was not solved for nearly six years. The case featured on the Sky documentary series Killer in My Village (Season 4, Episode 8).[18]
Landmarks
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The Holy Trinity Church is a historic building of some note – it has been in existence at least since Anglo-Saxon times, and is mentioned in the Domesday Book. It has been dedicated to the Holy Trinity since the early part of the 14th century; its previous dedication is not known. Much of the building retains its original Saxon architecture, dating from about the late 800s. The tower houses an original Saxon window. There is also a 13th-century crypt, which is speculated to have been a charnel house used to harbour the bones of those from the collegiate church nearby.[9]
Holy Trinity occasionally hosts concerts and recitals.[19]
Chichester Harbour, a Site of Special Scientific Interest is partly within the parish. This is a wetland of international importance, a Special Protection Area for wild birds and a Special Area of Conservation. The harbour is of particular importance for wintering wildfowl and waders of which five species reach numbers which are internationally important.[20]
Sports and recreation
Bosham Sailing Club
Bosham Sailing Club (BSC) is the oldest sailing club in Chichester Harbour and was founded in 1907.[21] Its clubhouse is the Old Mill on Bosham Quay with a terrace overlooking the picturesque harbour.
Bosham F.C.
Bosham Cygnets
Bosham Cygnets is a youth football team who currently compete at both Under 15 and Under 18 level – where the club has two sides – in the Arun & Chichester Youth League. The club play their fixtures on a Sunday. Over the years, the Cygnets have been renowned for encouraging young footballing talent and acted as a feeder for regional Centre of Excellences at local professional Football League clubs, including Portsmouth, Southampton and Brighton & Hove Albion.
In media
- The Saint episode The Gentle Ladies (Season 2, Episode 25) refers to boating and the village.
See also
- List of places in England with counterintuitive pronunciations: A–L
- Boscombe
- Herbert of Bosham
References
- ^ The name Magnus Portus was used for several Roman ports and harbours.
- ^ a b "Bosham Parish". Chichester District Council. Archived from the original on 4 April 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
- ^ Services, Good Stuff IT. "Bosham - UK Census Data 2011". UK Census Data. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ Services, Good Stuff IT. "Bosham - UK Census Data 2011". UK Census Data. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ Services, Good Stuff IT. "Bosham - UK Census Data 2011". UK Census Data. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 14 October 2015.
- ^ Map of the Civil Parish Office for National Statistics – Census Data page. Accessed 29 May 2015
- ^ Black, Ernest W. (1985). "The Roman buildings at Bosham" (PDF). Sussex Archaeological Collections. 123: 255–6.
- ^ "Twitter: Tom Holland". 7 August 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Marwood, G W (1995). The Story of Holy Trinity Church. Chichester: Selsey Press, Ltd. pp. 3–15.
- ^ "Roman Britain, Magnvs Portvs". Archived from the original on 12 January 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ "British History Online: Bosham, in A History of the County of Sussex: Volume 4, the Rape of Chichester, ed. L F Salzman (London, 1953)". pp. 182–188. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ Discussed in 'Bosham', A History of the County of Sussex: Volume 4: "The Rape of Chichester" (1953).
- ^ Account of discovery in The Gentleman's Magazine, 1865 (page 435 onwards).
- ^ "The Bosham Bell". Bosham Tower. Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
- ^ In re Holy Trinity, Bosham [2004] Fam 124 – decision of the Chichester Consistory Court regarding opening King Harold's supposed grave.
- ^ "King's grave mystery may be unearthed". BBC News. 24 November 2003. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
- ^ "Open Domesday". Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "Sky: Killer in My Village". Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ "Concert on 19 November 2016 - Holy Trinity Church, Bosham - The great and wide sea - Opus Anglicanum". concert-diary.com. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
- ^ "SSSI Citation – Chichester Harbour" (PDF). Natural England. Retrieved 7 April 2009.
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External links
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