Warnham

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Warnham


St Margaret's church
Warnham (West Sussex)
Warnham

Warnham shown within West Sussex
OS grid reference TQ158337
Parish Warnham
District Horsham
Shire county West Sussex
Region South East
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Police Sussex
Fire West Sussex
Ambulance South East Coast
European Parliament South East England
UK Parliament Horsham
List of places: UK • England • West Sussex

Coordinates: 51°05′29″N 0°20′48″W / 51.09144, -0.34659

Warnham is a village and civil parish in the Horsham district of West Sussex, England. The village is some 3 kilometres (2 miles) north west of central Horsham to the west of the A24 road. Other named settlements within the parish include the hamlets of Goose Green, Kingsfold and Winterfold as well as parts of Strood Green and Rowhook.

The parish has a land area of 1980.2 hectares (4892 acres). In the 2001 census 1958 people lived in 784 households, of whom 935 were economically active.

The Anglican Parish Church, dedicated to St. Margaret was built in the 14th Century, but contains substantial later additions. The poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, born two miles from Warnham at Field Place, a broad-fronted country house set on an estate/working farm, was baptised there in 1792 and later rode every day for lessons with Reverend Edwards, the church vicar. In addition it houses monuments belonging to a number of influential Sussex families, among them the Carylls, the Lucases and the Shelleys.

Warnham has a number of shops, including a village store and butcher, two pubs The Sussex Oak and The Greets Inn and a railway station nearly a mile away from the village, on the Sutton & Mole Valley Lines).

Warnham railway station was built primarily for the brick works, which had some sidings until recently. It only offers a passenger service during peak times. The level crossing is now permanently closed.

[edit] External links


  This West Sussex location article is a stub. You can help by expanding it.


v • d • e
Towns, villages and hamlets in the Horsham District of West Sussex, England
Adversane • Amberley • Annington • Ashington • Ashurst • Barns Green • Billingshurst • Bines Green • Blackstone • Botolphs • Bramber • Broadbridge Heath • Broadford Bridge • Buncton • Codmore Hill • Coldwaltham • Colgate • Coneyhurst • Coolham • Cootham • Copsale • Cowfold • Crabtree • Dial Post • Dragon's Green • Edburton • Faygate • Five Oaks • Gay Street • Greatham • Hardham • Heath Common • Henfield • Horsham • Itchingfield • Kingsfold • Lambs Green • Littlehaven • Littleworth • Lower Beeding • Mannings Heath • Maplehurst • Marehill • Monk's Gate • North Heath • North Stoke • Nutbourne • Nuthurst • Parham • Partridge Green • Pulborough • Rackham • Rock • Roffey • Rowhook • Rudgwick • Rusper • Shermanbury • Shipley • Slinfold • Small Dole • Southwater • Steyning • Storrington • Sullington • Thakeham • Tisman's Common • Upper Beeding • Warminghurst • Warnham • Washington • Watersfield • West Chiltington • West Chiltington Common • West Grinstead • Wiggonholt • Wineham • Wiston • Woodmancote
Horsham (district)