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Nepcote Lane, WORTHING, BN14 0SQ

The house was built in the first decade of the 20th century at the extreme eastern end of Nepcote Green.

A flint faced building built in the first decade of the 20th century and originally known as Carna before changing to its current name sometime in the 1960s. The garage has been designed to look like a barn rather than being an old one that was converted. The dwelling lies just to the north of Image

The opposite view of Image Nepcote Green is to the right whilst the lane is surfaced as far as the Cissbury Ring car park.

One of a number of downland tracks that converge on Image the home of Findon's annual sheep fair. These days sheep are no longer driven over this route and the bridleway is now part of the long distance footpath known as the Monarch's Way

An old sheepwalk which runs through Findon Gallops to the green on the right which has been site of the annual sheep fair for a number of centuries. On the green is the distinctive Image whilst the house to the left is Image West Hill is beyond.

The site of Findon's Sheep Fair that is the last remaining common ground within village. Viewed at sunset with the Wattle House on the right.

The opposite view of Image with Image to the right and Image amongst the trees to the left. The house at the far end of the green is Thistle Down. The only remaining piece of common land within the parish Findon given over to the village for recreational purposes in 1856 when all remaining downland pasture was enclosed. It hosts the annual sheep fair the second Saturday in September which has existed within the village since the 13th century and settled on this spot around 1785 and has been held here ever since. The auctioning of sheep began in 1896 and continues to this day though the numbers passing through the fair, once reaching 10,000, have been reduced in recent years. Originally flocks were walked over the downland pastures to the village firstly from the local surrounding villages then during the 19th century over the Downs from Steyning railway station. During the 20th century these methods were gradually replaced by lorries. Today much buying and selling goes on elsewhere throughout the year and the event has become more of an exhibition and judging of different types of breeds. However, the attached fun fair and market stalls still attract much interest and visitors. A separate lamb fair was held annually in July until it ceased in 1971.

The lane on the right leads to a car park at Cissbury Ring.

The name of the field according to Findon's 1839 tithe map that is now paddocks belonging to racecourse trainer Nick Gifford. The name itself lives on the stables and a nearby house. The field itself was once much larger but lost half to the development of a convent which later became Image See also Image and Image