Washington, West Sussex

Washington, West Sussex

infobox UK place
country = England
static_

static_image_caption= St Mary's Church
latitude= 50.90298
longitude= -0.40634
official_name = Washington
population = 1,930 (2001)
civil_parish= Washington
shire_district= Horsham
shire_county= West Sussex
region= South East England
constituency_westminster= Arundel and South Downs
post_town=
postcode_district =
postcode_area=
dial_code=
os_grid_reference= TQ121127

Washington is a village and civil parish in the Horsham District of West Sussex, England. It is located five miles (8km) west of Steyning and three miles (4.8km) east of Storrington on the A24 between Horsham and Worthing. The parish covers an area of 1,275.9 hectares (3,151 acres). In the 2001 census 1,930 people lived in 703 households, of whom 820 were economically active.

The village lies at the foot of the South Downs escarpment. The anglican parish church is dedicated to St Mary. There is one pub, the "Frankland Arms", a primary school and a village hall with an adjoining sports field.

External links

* [http://www.washingtonvillage.org/ Village website]
* [http://www.footstepsphotos.co.uk/Sussex/ssxp13.htm includes photograph of church]


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