Ashurst, West Sussex

Ashurst

St James' Church, Ashurst. Photo by Simon Carey
Ashurst
 Ashurst shown within West Sussex
Area  10.09 km2 (3.90 sq mi) [1]
Population 226 [1] 2001 Census
    density  22/km2 (57/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTQ179161
    London  40 miles (64 km) NNE 
Civil parishAshurst
DistrictHorsham
Shire countyWest Sussex
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town STEYNING
Postcode district BN44
Dialling code 01903
Police Sussex
Fire West Sussex
Ambulance South East Coast
EU Parliament South East England
UK ParliamentArundel and South Downs
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Coordinates: 50°55′56″N 0°19′22″W / 50.93227°N 0.3229°W

Ashurst is a village and civil parish in the Horsham District of West Sussex, England, about 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Henfield, and 11 miles (18 km) south of Horsham on the B2135 road. The village is about 0.6 miles (0.97 km) west of the River Adur. There is a 12th-century parish church dedicated to St James, a Church of England primary school and a pub, the Fountain Inn.

The parish has a land area of 1009 hectares (2493 acres). In the 2001 census 226 people lived in 97 households, of whom 112 were economically active.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "2001 Census: West Sussex – Population by Parish". West Sussex County Council. Retrieved 12 April 2009.

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