Bepton
Bepton is a village, Anglican parish and civil parish in the Chichester district of West Sussex, England. According to the 2001 census it had 104 households with a population of 249 of whom 117 were economically active. The village is about  south-west of Midhurst. History
Bepton (Babintone) was listed in the Domesday Book (1086) in the ancient hundred of Easebourne as having 23 households: 10 villagers, 10 smallholders and three slaves. With ploughing land and a church, it had a value to the lord of the manor of £5. The lord was an unspecified Geoffrey, and the tenant-in-chief was Earl Roger of Shrewsbury. In 1861, the population was 211, the parish was  and was mainly arable land. In Kelly's Directory of 1867, the church of St Mary was described as "an ancient flint building in the Anglo-Norman style, and has a nave, chancel, and tower". In 1931 its population was recorded as 292. In 1953 its area was . Transport
Road access to Bepton is by approximately  of country lanes off the A286 road from either Bepton Road, Midhurst, or Bell Lane, Cocking. The nearest railway stations are  west or north of the village, at Petersfield or Haslemere, both on the main line between London and Portsmouth. References

External links

 Bepton Parish Council
 St Mary's Church
  Bepton guide
 Further historical information and sources at British History Online
Further historical information and sources on GENUKI

Chichester District
Villages in West Sussex