Bramber

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Bramber
Church of St. Nicholas
Bramber Location within West Sussex
Area	7.19 km2 (2.78 sq mi) [1]
Population	757 [1] 2001 Census 785 (2011 Census including Botolphs)[2]
• Density	105/km2 (270/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TQ186106
• London	44 miles (71 km) NNE
Civil parish	Bramber
District	Horsham
Shire county	West Sussex
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	STEYNING
Postcode district	BN44
Dialling code	01903
Police	Sussex
Fire	West Sussex
Ambulance	South East Coast
UK Parliament	Arundel and South Downs
List of places UK England West Sussex 50°52′58″N 0°18′51″W / 50.8828°N 0.31414°W / 50.8828; -0.31414

Bramber is a former manor, village and civil parish in the Horsham District of West Sussex, England. It has a ruined mediaeval castle which was the caput of a large feudal barony. Bramber is located on the northern edge of the South Downs and on the west side of the River Adur. Nearby are the communities of Steyning to the west and Upper Beeding to the east, and the other side of the river. The closest historical connection, however, is with the village of Botolphs to the south.

The ecclesiastical parishes of Bramber and Botolphs were united possibly as early as 1526, but certainly by 1534^[3] with the priest living at Botolphs. Later the priest's official residence became the imposing Bramber mansion and landmark now called "Burletts" and located on Clays Hill. The union of the civil parish councils followed 400 years later in 1933.