Poynings
Sign in to savePoynings ( 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
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
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
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Mid Sussex
- Population
- +432
- Area
- +6.66
- Official website
- www.poynings.net
- Image
- Poynings, West Sussex, England - May 2010.jpg
via Wikidata · CC0
Article
18 sectionsContents
- 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".