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Slindon is a mostly rural village and civil parish in the Arun District of West Sussex, England, containing a developed nucleus amid woodland. Much of Slindon's woodland belongs to the National Trust on the southern edge of the escarpment of the South Downs National Park. Slindon is centred 6 miles (9.7 km) north-east of Chichester.
Here you will find information on one of the most beautiful villages in West Sussex, one with a lively and welcoming community. Nestling in the foothills of the South Downs, Slindon is charming and unspoilt, its brick and flint houses surrounded by beech woods, farms and open downland.
Find out how to get to the Slindon Estate, where to park, the things to see and do and more. Explore 3,500 acres of countryside on the Slindon Estate, West Sussex. From the historic village to ancient parkland and walking routes, there's lots to do.
A charming country retreat on the edges of the South Downs. Slindon Estate is 1,400 hectares of woodland, downland, farmland, and parkland. With countless historic landscape features and its unspoilt Sussex village, there is something for every visitor.
- Prehistoric Slindon
- Bronze Age Burials
- A Respectable Estate
About half a million years ago, Slindon was on the coast. The area now known as Slindon Park was perched on a cliff with waves lapping at the shore below. Geological evidence has found that this raised beach was part of a large bay running from Arundel to Chichester. Archaeological digs at nearby Boxgrove uncovered remains of an extinct human ances...
At the very top of the estate, around Bignor Hill, the lumps and bumps of Bronze Age round burial mounds are visible. Easier to spot in winter when the vegetation dies down, but topped with vibrant wild flowers in the summer, they make a fitting resting place for past residents of this landscape.
In the first part of the 19th century Anthony James Radcliffe, fifth Earl of Newburgh, and his wife Anne brought stability and luxury to Slindon. They built structures to demonstrate their wealth and standing in society such as South Lodge, the grand flint gateway to Slindon Park, and the folly that still stands at Nore Hill.
Slindon Village History. A walk around Slindon brings many brushes with history, some more apparent than others. The imposing Elizabethan manor house at the top of the village – which is now a boys’ college – is an obvious starting point.
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William Jimmy Pearse is remembered in Slindon as the Slindon House butler from around 1920 until 1941, and by his legacy of impressive watercolours of the village and surrounding countryside.
