Author Archive | Sebastian Penfold Smith

Moving to Dell Quay Are you moving to Dell Quay? It’s one of the smallest and oldest ports in Sussex and is just southwest of Chichester. The quay was built in 1536 as a port for Chichester, with all goods such as wool, grain and coal coming in by sea through the port. Connections The […]

Moving to Emsworth Are you thinking of moving to Emsworth? The town is situated on the south coast in Hampshire; it lies on the north end of an arm of Chichester Harbour. The village has a population of about 10,000 people and during the 19th century the town had 30 pubs and beer houses. Connections […]

Moving To Oving. If you are thinking of moving to a village location, moving to Oving could be a very good choice. Oving village is situated in West Sussex, two miles east of the Cathedral City of Chichester. It is bounded on the west and north sides of the village by the A2259. The Chichester-Bognor […]

Moving Home to Barton Stacey Moving home to the pretty village of Barton Stacy, which is situated in the Test Valley district of Hampshire. The village has a church, Post Office, primary school and public house. The cathedral city of Winchester is approximately seven miles away and offers a more comprehensive range of shopping and leisure […]

Moving Home To Boxgrove Boxgrove is a village in the district of Chichester in West Sussex. It is 3.5 miles north east of Chichester and just south of the A285 road. The village has a general store and parish church and local primary school. Goodwood lies approximately 2 miles away and provides a private country […]

Moving to Funtington Overview Funtington is one of the most popular villages in West Sussex. It is within easy traveling distance of Chichester and is nestled at the foot of the South Downs. The village has a thriving local community with a village shop and post office and a beautiful 13th Century church. The neighbouring […]

Moving to Bepton If you were looking to move, the Downland village of Bepton would be a perfect location. Situated close to market town of Midhurst, it is surrounded by open countryside and has a church and local public house. Property prices if moving to Bepton It’s not cheap with the average property price in […]

Moving to Cocking Overview If you are thinking of moving to Cocking village (pronounced ‘Kokkun’) it  is situated in the gap in the Downs on the Midhurst to Chichester road. The Cowdray Estate owns many of the building in the village; the woodwork is painted the estate yellow colour to denote ownership. There are still […]

Thinking of moving to Bosham? Overview Bosham near Chichester is thought to have been the birth and burial place of the last Saxon King Harold. It was from Bosham that he sailed for Normandy in 1064. The church of Bosham is depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry. The Doomsday Book listed Bosham as one of the […]

Domestic Removals Romsey Overview Romsey is a very well connected town, not cheap but it has a lot going for it, not least a Waitrose! It’s has a fair number of famous residents: Florence Nightingale, Lord Mountbatten, Lord Palmerstone and Charlie Dimmock. Connections Trains to Southampton take about 15 minutes; Salisbury takes about 20 minutes […]