Pagham

Pagham is part of the electoral ward called Pagham and Rose Green. The population of this ward at the 2011 census was 7,538.[2]

The village can be divided into three contiguous neighbourhoods (merging seamlessly as one clustered village):

• Pagham Beach, coastal area, developed in the early 20th century,
• Pagham, the original 13th-century village
• Nyetimber, originally a separate village but has now been subsumed as part of a Local Authority rationalisation and the growth of the area.

Many of the original Pagham Beach dwellings are bungalows constructed from old railway carriages - most of these have been later rebuilt using sturdier construction methods.

The Church of St. Thomas a'Becket is considered to be one of the finest of its type in England.

Pagham is home to ale and beer pubs 'The Lamb', 'The Lion' and 'The Bear' as well as the 'Inglenook Hotel'.

The Site of Special Scientific Interest known as Pagham Harbour is to the southwest; almost one quarter of the area falls within the parish.[3] The harbour and surrounding land is of national importance for both flora and fauna. The shingle spit is of geological interest.

A Phoenix breakwater, a concrete caisson that was intended to be part of a World War II Mulberry Harbour, is visible in the bay at low tides.

Pagham has a Non-League football club Pagham F.C. who play at Nyetimber Lane. The village has a cricket team, who play at the cricket ground at Nyetimber Lane. Sussex County Cricket Club played two first-class matches there in the 1970s.[4] Pagham is the home of the Pagham Pram Race which is the oldest pram race in the world. The race is run on Boxing day every year at 11am whatever the weather. Thousands of people line the streets of Pagham to watch the wacky contestants navigate the 3 mile course, drinking 3 pints of beer en route. All the money raised by the Pram Race is distributed to local good causes.

James Biden, Joe Biden's paternal fourth great-grandfather, was from Pagham. He was the son of Richard Biden, Biden's paternal fifth great-grandfather, and his wife Susan.[5]

• Crabb v Arun District Council [1975],[6] a leading property and easements case which concerned a seller's assurance, in this case, of access from a public highway to neighbouring land in Pagham.
• Nyetimber Mill
• Nyetimber (electoral division)

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pagham.

• Pictures of Pagham
• Pagham Parish Council web site.
• The Parish Church of St Thomas à Becket, Pagham