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Patching, WORTHING, BN13 3XJ

The view takes in both the old site of the farm and the new. The original site of the farm lay amongst the trees beyond the barn in the foreground, see Image, which was used for target practice during the Second World War and largely destroyed. The new farmhouse and farm was rebuilt afterwards but further along where the current buildings are located. The farm itself is situated in a small valley that is bounded by Barpham Hill, Harrow Hill and the southern slopes of Kithurst Hill. Its remoteness meant the valley was an ideal location for a medieval leper colony and local paths can still be traced to both Clapham and Burpham churches where leper windows still exist, whilst Arundel contained a hospital that treated those with the disease. Both the colony and the settlement of Barpham at the southern end of the valley had disappeared by the end of the medieval period leaving just a couple of farmsteads. That around Lee Farm formed a detached part of Clapham parish until transferred to Angmering in 1933

This photograph is fairly prosaic, but the yellowish-green hillside beyond adds a bit of interest - mainly because it's not obvious at first glance that it is a hillside. It seems almost like some kind of dome-like structure just behind the buildings.

Viewed across Image to the outbuildings of the current farm whilst a rather dark rain cloud passes over. The farm is situated in a small valley that is bounded by Barpham Hill, Harrow hill and the southern slopes of Kithurst Hill. Its remoteness meant the valley was an ideal location for a medieval leper colony and local paths can still be traced to both Clapham and Burpham churches where leper windows still exist, whilst Arundel contained a hospital that treated those with the disease. Both the colony and the settlement of Barpham at the southern end of the valley had disappeared by the end of the medieval period leaving just a couple of farmsteads. That around Lee Farm formed a detached part of Clapham parish until transferred to Angmering in 1933 The current Lee Farm in view was built after the Second World War when the original lying to the east under the shadows of Harrow Hill was destroyed after being used as target practice by the military whose training grounds included much of the South Downs. At least this farm was rebuilt unlike that at neighbouring Coombe Log.

Taken immediately to the east of the farm at a T-junction of tracks.

At the western end of the farm complex which straddles the bridleway through it. The current farmhouse lies beyond the outbuildings to the right.

Back view of Lee Farm from the north. Barpham Hill is on the horizon

On the eastern edge of the modern farm complex. The cottages were built after the Second World war to replace former 19th century ones that were used as a target practice by the army during the war. In the distance is the former chalk pit that lies on the slopes of Harrow Hill.