Linch
Parish in West Sussex, England
title: "Linch" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["villages-in-west-sussex", "chichester-district"] description: "Parish in West Sussex, England" topic_path: "general/villages-in-west-sussex" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linch" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Parish in West Sussex, England ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox UK place"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Linch |
| country | England |
| civil_parish | Linch |
| region | South East England |
| static_image | St Luke's Church, Woodmansgreen, Linch (Geograph Image 2450113 16284f22).jpg |
| static_image_width | 250px |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_total_km2 | 3.44 |
| population | 78 |
| population_ref | 2001 Census |
| population_density | 23 /km2 |
| os_grid_reference | SU861275 |
| coordinates | |
| post_town | LIPHOOK |
| postcode_area | GU |
| postcode_district | GU30 |
| dial_code | 01428 |
| constituency_westminster | Chichester |
| london_distance | 43 mi NE |
| shire_district | Chichester |
| shire_county | West Sussex |
| :: |
| official_name = Linch | country = England | civil_parish = Linch | region = South East England | static_image = St Luke's Church, Woodmansgreen, Linch (Geograph Image 2450113 16284f22).jpg | static_image_width = 250px | static_image_caption = | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 3.44 | population = 78 | population_ref = 2001 Census | population_density = 23 /km2 | os_grid_reference = SU861275 | coordinates = | post_town = LIPHOOK | postcode_area = GU | postcode_district = GU30 | dial_code = 01428 | constituency_westminster = Chichester | london_distance = 43 mi NE | shire_district = Chichester | shire_county = West Sussex | website = Linch is an Anglican parish, and a loose collection of hamlets that make up the civil parish of the same name in the Chichester District of West Sussex, England, 5 mi northwest of Midhurst. It has an eighteenth-century church dedicated to St Luke.
History
Norman period
Linch (Lince) was listed in the Domesday Book (1086) in the ancient hundred of Easebourne as having 14 households: seven villagers, five smallholders and two slaves; with woodland, meadows, ploughing land and a church, it had a value to the lord of the manor, Robert, son of Theobald, of £5.
19th century
In 1861, the parish area was 1220 acre, described as "chiefly waste or woodland", and a population of 111.
21st century
In the 2001 census there were 29 households in the civil parish with a total population of 78 of whom 40 were economically active.
Parish church
According to Kelly's Directory of 1867, the parish church of St Luke was built around 1700. It contains an unusual stained glass window of much earlier date; the stone church is otherwise plain.
Hollycombe Steam Collection
The Hollycombe Steam Collection is in the parish.
References
References
- "2001 Census: West Sussex – Population by Parish". West Sussex County Council.
- "GENUKI: Linch".
- "Open Domesday: Linch".
- Brian Gooding. (11 December 2003). "Obituary: John Baldock". The Guardian.
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