This article is about the village in West Sussex. For other villages by the same name, see West Burton.
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| West Burton | |
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 A timber framed medieval house in West Burton | |
  West BurtonLocation within West Sussex | |
| OS grid reference | TQ000140 |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Pulborough |
| Postcode district | RH20 1 |
| Police | Sussex |
| Fire | West Sussex |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
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West Burton is a small hamlet in the Parish of Bury and the Chichester district of West Sussex, England. It lies between Bignor and Bury on the Lower Greensand ridge, 4.5 miles (7.2 km) southwest of Pulborough. It is one of a string of Saxon settlements at the foot of the South Downs escarpment where springs from the chalk strata provided clean reliable water supply.
Notable buildings in West Burton include West Burton House a grade II listed house and Cooke's House a historic park and garden which was the residence of artist Jeanne Courtauld.
Notable people
- Violet Milner, socialite
- Jeanne Courtauld, artist
- Mabel Constanduros, actress
References
- ^ "West Burton". Bury Parish Council. 9 July 2024.
- Historic England. "West Burton House (Grade II) (1274446)". National Heritage List for England.
- Historic England. "Cooke's House (Grade II) (1001209)". National Heritage List for England.
- John M. Hammond (2011). The Ballad of Larachmhor (PDF). Larachmhor. p. 19.
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