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and the main road into the village, Long Furlong, becoming unsuitable for livestock herding since the widespread adoption of motor vehicles. At its peak, the fair saw livestock herded in from London, Brighton, Sussex and Surrey of 300 different breeds. Despite changes in its nature, the fair is still
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The village is the host of the Findon Sheep Fair, an annual event held on the second weekend of every September, with a history dating back to approximately 1785. The event was historically used for the commercial trading of livestock, though this is no longer practised due to both risk of
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to the west. A further escarpment to the West and North stretches along the borders of the area. On the two named hills are remains of prehistoric flint mines where shafts were sunk about 40 feet (12 metres) to reach the best seams of flint which were mined from radiating galleries. Near
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and north aisle having been given a single-span roof with king-posts resting on the arcade, probably in the 15th century. The screen is a rare 13th-century example, but heavily restored. There are four public houses, the
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at between 128 ft (39 m) and 276 ft (84 m) above sea level (Ordnance Datum) and the South Downs rise to 560 ft (170 m) and 594 ft (181 m) to west and east respectively.
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long-distance footpath crosses the village. It is the only significant settlement on the route between
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to the west of the village can be found a late Iron Age and Romano-British
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designated as a scheduled monument. The village is now bypassed by the
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a popular event, seeing approximately 7000 visitors each year.
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with a total ward population as at the 2011 census of 2,557.
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The parish is on the slopes of and between two hills:
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in the same name. This ward stretches south west to
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Findon, Sussex
Findon

Findon is located in West Sussex
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