Major building development at Fernhurst Park (an ex-ICI/Syngenta site): Comer Homes Ltd plan to build 210 new homes (at "Forest Park"). View the planning application on the South Downs National Park Authority Planning website 2019 Planning Application; enter the reference no: SDNP/19/00913/FUL, or Syngenta, in the search box.
Researching your family history? We have unique transcripts of 1841-1911 censuses, 1840s tithe records of Fernhurst and neighbouring parishes, wills and probate records, and other data. Now with a complete names index - a rich resource for genealogy!
What you can find on this website:
our programme of walks, talks, exhibitions and other events.
membership
of the Fernhurst Society including recent members' newsletters
links to local organisations
and information sources, including family history and genealogy.
The Society arose out of the work undertaken by villagers
to produce the Fernhurst Village Design Statement. Adopted by Chichester District Council in 2000, the Statement provides guidelines for future
building developments in the area.