Henfield

Also known as Henfield, West Sussex

Henfield is a large village and civil parish in the Horsham District of West Sussex, England. It lies south of London, northwest of Brighton, and east northeast of the county town of Chichester at the road junction of the A281 and A2037. The parish has a land area of . In the 2001 census 5,012 people lived in 2,153 households, of whom 2,361 were economically active. Other nearby towns include Burgess Hill to the east and Shoreham-by-Sea to the south. The population at the 2011 Census was 5,349.

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Place details

Locality: Horsham
Region: England
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 4,799
Timezone: Europe/London

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Key facts

UK place.postcode_area: BN
UK place.official_name: Henfield
UK place.country: England
UK place.civil_parish: Henfield
UK place.region: South East England
UK place.static_image_name: Henfield-aerial.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption: Henfield from the air
UK place.area_total_km2: 17.35
UK place.population: 5,012
UK place.population_ref: 2001 Census 5,349 (2011 Census)
UK place.os_grid_reference: TQ215162
UK place.post_town: HENFIELD
UK place.constituency_westminster: Arundel and South Downs
UK place.london_distance: N
UK place.shire_district: Horsham
UK place.shire_county: West Sussex
UK place.website: Parish Council
UK place.postcode_district: BN5

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Wikidata facts

Population: 5349
Area: 17.35
Official website: www.henfield.gov.uk
Image: Henfield-aerial.jpg
Dialing code: 01273

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postal code: BN5
Commons category: Henfield
OS grid reference: TQ215162
P8168: Caldwell Parish
P12749: Ernst Bergmann

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Contents

Facilities
Sports facilities
The Cat House
Henfield Museum
Notable areas
Henfield's Commons
Henfield Common
Broadmere Common
Oreham Common
Woods Mill
Henfield Brooks
Henfield Moors
The Pokerlee stream
History
References
External links

Just west of the village, the two branches of the River Adur, the western Adur and the eastern Adur, meet at Betley Bridge. From Henfield the Adur flows on into the English Channel at Shoreham-by-Sea.