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History

The first documentary records of the town of Midhurst was in the 12th century but there is evidence of human activity dating back to prehistoric times, including the Bronze Age barrows (also known as tumuli) that are visible on most nearby common areas.

Dawn Cansfield

Locations

There are some fantastic places in the Midhurst area and in this section we describe a number of them.

> St Ann’s Hill

> Midhurst Common

> The South Pond

> The Wharf

People

There are some extraordinary people who have had a connection to Midhurst and the surrounding villages.

Buildings

There are 106 listed buildings in Midhurst, 88 properties in Easebourne, and 32 in Heyshott. We have summarised the basic listing information taken from Historic England, and added photographs, modern and, where possible, older versions for comparison, and some social history of past occupiers of the buildings.

Historic events

In this section we describe some of the historic events connected to Midhurst and the surrounding villages.