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Petworth in the region of England with its 2,349 habitants is a place located in United Kingdom - some 42 mi or ( 67 km ) South-West of London , the country's capital .
Local time in Petworth is now 05:59 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Walberton, Storrington, Southampton, Reading, and Pulborough village hall. When in this area, you might want to check out Walberton . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Petworth ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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AMBERLEY MUSEUM SOUTHDOWN BUSES 1988 to 1993
a trailer for www.pmpvideo.com filmed at Amberley Chalk Pits Museum in Sussex with several Southdown events plus all the museum's attractions ..
Journey So Far
This is the video Rob and James did jut before the Pole to pole expedition. I love the music, and it sums up to a large extent what they stood for. Rest in peace, Rob. I love you. ..
City Shanty Band - Nova Festival 2012 (Video diary)
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SWC Free Walk 100, Amberley to Arundel. 23/7/12.
A fine 14 miles of walking in The South Downs area, covering some different territory to Book 1, Walk 32, though with some unavoidable, reverse repetition. Starting out from Amberley station, the walk ..
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Petworth Cottage Museum
Petworth Cottage Museum, at 346 High Street, Petworth, West Sussex is a Leconfield Estate worker's cottage. It has been restored and furnished as it might have been in about 1910 when the occupier was a Mrs. Mary Cummings. Mary worked as a seamstress at nearby Petworth House and at home and the workroom in the museum is set up as a sewing room. The museum was opened by Lord and Lady Egremont in May 1996 and is run by an independent charitable trust, the Petworth Cottage Trust.
Located at 50.99 -0.61 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Petworth House
Petworth House in Petworth, West Sussex, England, is a late 17th-century mansion, rebuilt in 1688 by Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, and altered in the 1870s by Anthony Salvin. The site was previously occupied by a fortified manor house founded by Henry de Percy, the 13th-century chapel and undercroft of which still survive. Today's building houses an important collection of paintings and sculptures, including 19 oil paintings by J. M. W.
Located at 50.99 -0.61 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Petworth Canal
The Petworth Canal was one of Britain's shorter lasting canals, opened in 1795 and dismantled in 1826. On completion of the Rother Navigation the Earl of Egremont used his estate workforce to build the 1¼ mile long canal from just upstream of the Shopham Cut to Haslingbourne, with two locks, each with a rise of 8 feet and 6 inches. The Haslingbourne Stream was diverted to provide the water supply, and still flows in the canal bed from Haslingbourne to the site of Haines Lock.
Located at 50.96 -0.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Petworth railway station
Petworth railway station was a railway station nearly two miles (3 km) from the town of Petworth in West Sussex, England. It was located on the former London, Brighton and South Coast Railway single track Pulborough to Midhurst branch line. It had a single platform, and a passing loop for freight trains, together with a signal box and goods facilities. The line was opened to here on 10 October 1859 and extended westwards to Midhurst in 1866.
Located at 50.96 -0.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Pitshill
Pitshill is a Grade II* listed house built in the neo-classical style and is located within the Parish of Tillington a couple of miles west of Petworth. Begun by William Mitford in 1760 on the site of an earlier house it was completed by his son, also William, in 1794. It is considered to be one of the most important country houses in West Sussex.
Located at 51.00 -0.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
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