Billingshurst

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Billingshurst






Statistics
Population:	5,770 (town), 7,620 (parish)
Ordnance Survey
OS grid reference:	TQ087259
Administration
District:	Horsham D.C.
Shire county:	Sussex
Region:	South East England
Constituent country:	England
Sovereign state:	United Kingdom
Other
Ceremonial county:	Sussex
Historic county:	Sussex
Services
Police force:	Sussex Police
Fire and rescue:	{{{Fire}}}
Ambulance:	South East Coast
Post office and telephone
Post town:	Horsham
Postal district:	RH
Dialling code:	01403
Politics
UK Parliament:	Horsham
European Parliament:	South East England

Billingshurst is a village and civil parish in the Horsham District of West Sussex, England. It lies eight miles (13 km) south-west of Horsham, and five miles (8 km) north-east of Pulborough.

1 History and Transport
- 1.1 Road
- 1.2 Rail
2 Education
3 Entertainment
4 Sports facilities
5 External links

[edit] History and Transport

Its name probably came from Anglo-Saxon Billinges hyrst = "Billa's son's wooded hill". The parish church is dedicated to St Mary.

[edit] Road

Billingshurst is located on the A29 road (the Roman Stane Street), at a point where the A272 road forms a crossroads with the main road. During the medieval period, the village was a coaching stop on the main road from Bognor to Horsham.

[edit] Rail

Billingshurst railway station is on the main line from London Victoria to Bognor Regis and Chichester (some services continue to Portsmouth Harbour or Southampton).

[edit] Education

The town has a secondary school and a sixth form college, known together as The Weald School. Billingshurst Junior and Billingshurst Infant Schools are situated right next to the Weald.

[edit] Entertainment

Local pubs include: The Kings Arms, The Kings Head, The Six Bells, The Lime Burners, The Railway Inn, The Blacksmiths Arms. The village also has two indian resturants and a chinese restaurant. and a number of take-aways.

[edit] Sports facilities

The Weald School contains which is open to the public in the evening. A new sports area contains football pitches, a cricket pitch and pavilion, a fishing lake, and an exercise path. Other facilities include a tennis club and a lawn bowling club.