Upper Beeding

50.873916666667 - 0.30515Koordinaten: 50 ° 52 'N, 0 ° 18' W

Upper Beeding is a municipality in the district of Horsham in West Sussex, England. It is close to the River Adur in the north of the South Downs. Upper Beeding works in close cooperation with neighboring municipalities Bramber and Steyning.

History

Upper Beedings history dates back to Anglo-Saxon times. At that time the close neighboring communities Beeding and Sele linked to the municipality Beeding. For the longest time in its history today known as Upper Beeding place was simply called Beeding. In the 13th century, monks, however, in about 15 miles away St. Leonard 's Forrest, a small mission, which became known as Lower Beeding. Probably to distinguish between the two places, the prefix Upper Beeding received. An exact date of name change is unknown. But it is clear that the church, which probably was the trigger, the name change is not linked occurred and continues to be known as a church to Beeding. Many residents refuse even today against the name change and keep the traditional name for.

Infrastructure

Upper Beeding is located in the South Downs National Park and has connections to the bike trails South Downs Way and Monarch 's Way. The entire area is popular with cyclists, walkers and horse riders. The small town itself offers some refreshment.