Yapton (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Yapton is a village and civil parish in the Arun District of West Sussex, England. It is three miles (4.8 km) to the north-west of Bognor Regis at the intersection of the B2132 and B2233 roads. The civil parish covers an area of 791 hectares (1,950 acres) and has a population of 3522 persons (2001 census). The parish of Yapton lies on the coastal plain south west of Arundel, between the South Downs and the sea. St Mary the Virgin parish church, 13th century or earlier in origin, is in the centre of the village. It houses a twelfth century font. The village includes Yapton C of E Primary School. Other settlements in the parish include Bilsham and Flansham. The disused Portsmouth and Arundel Canal which linked the River Arun to Chichester Harbour, runs through the village. This was built as part of a safe inland shipping route between London and Portsmouth avoiding the then considerable hazards of coastal waters and attack by the French.