Singleton, West Sussex
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Singleton is a village in the Lavant valley, north of Chichester, West Sussex on the A286 to Midhurst.
The village name is derived from Anglo-Saxon, sengel = ‘burnt clearing".
The Weald and Downland Open Air Museum of Historic Buildings is situated on the edge of the village. Over 40 historic buildings from south-east England have been rescued from destruction, dismantled and reconstructed on the site.
A railway served the village at Singleton station between 1880 and 1953. The station complex is now in use as part of a vineyard.
