Post Office Directory 1851, Eartham, West Sussex

Eartham, a parish 7 miles north-east from Chichester, and 6 ½ miles north-west of Arundel, in Box hundred, rape of Chichester, Westhampnett union; bounded on the east by Slindon, on the west by Boxgrove, and on the south by Aldingbourne. The area is 2,110 acres. The population, in 1841, was 117, assessed at £1,260. The soil consists of chalk marl and sand. The chief landed proprietor is the Hon. Mrs Huskisson. The living is a vicarage, value £186 per annum, in the patronage of the prebendary of Eartham, deanery of Boxgrove, archdeaconry of Chichester; and the incumbency of the Rev. E. H. Goddard.

Letters received through Chichester.

Huskisson Hon. Mrs.
Johnson George, “George”
Bailey George, steward to the Hon. Mrs. Huskisson
White Thomas, farmer