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Billingshurst
Billingshurst is a large village and civil parish in the Horsham District of West Sussex, England. The village lies on the A29 road (the Roman Stane Street) at its crossroads with the A272, 6 miles (10 km) south-west of Horsham and 5.5 miles (9 km) north-east of Pulborough.
The civil parish has a land area of 7,952 acres (3,218 hectares) and at the 2001 census had 2,677 households and a population of 6,531 people, which increased to 8,232 at the 2011 census. In the 2021 census, the population grew to 9,127.
The village's name derives from Old English and means 'a wooded hill of Billa's people', most likely referring to the sandstone hillock that St Mary's Church is sited on in the historical centre of the village. 'Bill' is the head of a family, 'ing' means of the people, and 'hurst' means wooded hill. It is most likely that it was a small family settlement, not yet being a large community or a parish, headed by one 'Billa' – someone of unestablished origin, and not by a populous Saxon tribe.
The history of Billingshurst, the village and civil parish within the county of West Sussex in the United Kingdom, extends back to C.800AD, with evidence of much earlier settlement in the area.
The village has a secondary school and a sixth form college, known together as The Weald School. Billingshurst Primary Academy School (formerly separate infant and junior schools, amalgamated in 2010, and becoming an Academy in 2023) is situated near The Weald.
The Women's Hall and Gardens founded in 1923 was given as a gift to the women of Billingshurst by Ellen and Edith Beck.
In April 2016, plans were approved for a new housing development on the eastern side of the village, to include a spine road linking the A29 road north of the village with the A272 road to the east. 550 new homes were approved along with a school, dentists' surgery, play areas and improvements to the railway station.
Billingshurst is at the junction of the A29 and the A272 which are routes to Petworth, Petersfield, Haywards Heath, Pulborough and Bognor Regis.
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Billingshurst
Billingshurst is a large village and civil parish in the Horsham District of West Sussex, England. The village lies on the A29 road (the Roman Stane Street) at its crossroads with the A272, 6 miles (10 km) south-west of Horsham and 5.5 miles (9 km) north-east of Pulborough.
The civil parish has a land area of 7,952 acres (3,218 hectares) and at the 2001 census had 2,677 households and a population of 6,531 people, which increased to 8,232 at the 2011 census. In the 2021 census, the population grew to 9,127.
The village's name derives from Old English and means 'a wooded hill of Billa's people', most likely referring to the sandstone hillock that St Mary's Church is sited on in the historical centre of the village. 'Bill' is the head of a family, 'ing' means of the people, and 'hurst' means wooded hill. It is most likely that it was a small family settlement, not yet being a large community or a parish, headed by one 'Billa' – someone of unestablished origin, and not by a populous Saxon tribe.
The history of Billingshurst, the village and civil parish within the county of West Sussex in the United Kingdom, extends back to C.800AD, with evidence of much earlier settlement in the area.
The village has a secondary school and a sixth form college, known together as The Weald School. Billingshurst Primary Academy School (formerly separate infant and junior schools, amalgamated in 2010, and becoming an Academy in 2023) is situated near The Weald.
The Women's Hall and Gardens founded in 1923 was given as a gift to the women of Billingshurst by Ellen and Edith Beck.
In April 2016, plans were approved for a new housing development on the eastern side of the village, to include a spine road linking the A29 road north of the village with the A272 road to the east. 550 new homes were approved along with a school, dentists' surgery, play areas and improvements to the railway station.
Billingshurst is at the junction of the A29 and the A272 which are routes to Petworth, Petersfield, Haywards Heath, Pulborough and Bognor Regis.