Bepton
Bepton Common
Bepton Location within West Sussex
Area	7.93 km2 (3.06 sq mi) [1]
Population	234. 2011 Census[2]
• Density	31/km2 (80/sq mi)
OS grid reference	SU856182
• London	47 miles (76 km) NE
Civil parish	Bepton
District	Chichester
Shire county	West Sussex
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MIDHURST
Postcode district	GU29
Dialling code	01730
Police	Sussex
Fire	West Sussex
Ambulance	South East Coast
UK Parliament	Chichester
List of places UK England West Sussex 50°57′25″N 0°46′57″W / 50.95689°N 0.78246°W / 50.95689; -0.78246

Bepton is a village, Anglican parish^[3] 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 3 miles (4.8 km) 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.^[4]

In 1861, the population was 211, the parish was 1,224 acres (495 ha) 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".^[3]

In 1931 its population was recorded as 292. In 1953 its area was 1,910 acres (770 ha).

Transport

Road access to Bepton is by approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) of country lanes off the A286 road from either Bepton Road, Midhurst, or Bell Lane, Cocking.

The nearest railway stations are 11 miles (18 km) west or north of the village, at Petersfield or Haslemere, both on the main line between London and Portsmouth.