Warningcamp


Warningcamp is a clustered village and larger, semi-wooded mid-size civil parish in the Arun District of West Sussex, England. It is centred ENE of Arundel, on the east bank of the River Arun. The south-east quarter of the parish is woodland.

History

A medieval chapelry community of the parish of Lyminster, it contained 119 inhabitants in 1848. The tithes continued to belong until close to that date to Eton College however were commuted for £191 10s saving a small glebe of for the College to help to support the position of the priest.

Contemporary description

The Monarch's Way long-distance footpath passes through the village close to the former youth hostel. The parish has many footpaths and rises from 2m above mean high tide at the River Arun to 68m above Ordnance Datum along some of its north edge.