THIS IS FINDON VILLAGE — these Findon Chronicles were created by Valerie Martin and contain scenes from her home village of Findon,
West Sussex, U.K.    Everyday stories about real people.

Village Life in Findon

The idyllic scene in June 1996.

THIS IS FINDON VILLAGE — the website containing everything you are ever likely to want to know about village life in Findon.

Copyright Valerie Martin 2012

Articles in chronological order —

1527 — The Village House
1500s — Who Lost Their Fleur-de-lys in Findon?
1800s — Findon Gate and Nep Gate
c.1800 Mary Hack and the Forgotten Downland Treasure
1880 — Findon Nearly Had A Railway Station
 
 Black Horse area —    
        Black Horse Pond
        The Black Horse Public House Photo Album
 
1930s — Findon Valley Revealed
 1931  — The Train Takes the Strain
1933 —  Flying Over Findon
Did Chrissie Get As Far As Findon Village?
1930s — Myrtle Grove Remembered
 1938 ― The Gate Tea Rooms on Long Furlong
The Bark Cutter Mystery
From The Other Iraq
1953 — Findon Cheese Rolling
1956 — A Near Miss For Findon
1967 — Findon in '67
1983 and All That Went on in Findon
 
Findon Flooding ―
   The Great Findon Flood of 18th March 2002
   Findon Flooding
   2010 ― Findon Tsunami
   1994 — Reims Cessna Crash on Downland
 
Words of Wisdom from Suzie and Katie
2004 — Findon in November
2005 — The Mystery of the Domes
Local Birds — Feathered Variety
Village Snow — 2007
2007 — Norman's Wood
2008 — The Party That Never Was
 
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THIS IS FINDON VILLAGE — was launched by Valerie Martin in January 1999 and will grow to be a historical record of life in Findon and beyond. 

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