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Anglo-Saxons
Anglo-Saxons is the term usually used to describe the invading Germanic tribes in the south and east of Great Britain from the early 5th century AD, and their creation of the English nation, to the Norman conquest of 1066. The Benedictine monk, Bede, writing three centuries later, identified them as the descendants of three Germanic tribes:
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Arthur Blomfield
Sir Arthur William Blomfield was an English architect.
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Chris Nash
Christopher David "Chris" Nash (born 19 May 1983) is an English cricketer who plays for Sussex County Cricket Club.
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Chris Simms (author)
According to the Good Book Guide, Chris Simms "has never shown any reluctance to chill the blood of the reader." Born in 1969, Horsham, West Sussex. Chris graduated from Newcastle University then travelled round the world before moving to Manchester in 1994. Since then he’s worked as a freelance copywriter for advertising agencies throughout the city. The idea for his first novel, Outside the White Lines (2003) came to him one night when broken down on the hard shoulder of a motorway. Staccato chapters alternate between viewpoints of The Searcher, The Hunter and The Killer - each character roaming the roads of Britain in pursuit of his own obsessive agenda. (Jessica Mann in the Literary Review said Simms was one to watch after this debut novel.)
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Douglas Maddon
Douglas Maddon (born 17 April 1970 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is the nom de plume of Northern Irish author and teacher David McDowell. He is best known for the novel ''The English Department's Whores'' published in 2001.
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Eadred
Eadred (also Edred, Aedred, etc.) was the King of England from 946 until his death in 955. He was a son of Edward the Elder by his third marriage, to Eadgifu, daughter of Sigehelm, ealdorman of Kent.
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Eric Thompson
Eric Norman Thompson (9 November 1929 - 30 November 1982) was a English actor, producer and television presenter.
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Faye White
Faye Deborah White, MBE (born 2 February 1978) is an English footballer who plays for Arsenal Ladies and the England women's national football team as a central defender. She is also a qualified sports massage therapist.
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Francis Frith
Francis Frith (also spelled Frances Frith) (October 31, 1822 – February 25, 1898) was an English photographer of the Middle East and many towns in the United Kingdom.
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Francis Maude
Francis Anthony Aylmer Maude (born 4 July 1953) is a British politician, member of the Conservative Party and current Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General as well as a Member of Parliament (MP) representing the constituency of Horsham. He is the son of the former Conservative Cabinet minister Angus Maude.
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Frederick Gough
Colonel Charles Frederick Howard Gough, MC, TD (16 September 1901 – 19 September 1977) was a British Territorial Army officer, company director and politician.
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Gatwick
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George Styles
Lieutenant Colonel Stephen George Styles GC (16 March 1928 – 1 August 2006) was a bomb disposal expert in the Royal Army Ordnance Corps (RAOC). He received the George Cross for his service in defusing terrorist bombs in Northern Ireland in the 1970s.
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Hammond Innes
Ralph Hammond Innes (15 July 1913 – 10 June 1998) was an English novelist who wrote over 30 novels, as well as children's and travel books.
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Harry Enfield
Henry Richard "Harry" Enfield (born 30 May 1961 in Horsham, West Sussex, England) is a BAFTA winning British comedian, actor and writer and occasional director.
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Henry Burstow
Henry Burstow (1826–1916) was a shoemaker and bellringer from Horsham, Sussex, best known for his vast repertoire of songs, many of which were collected in the folksong revival of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. He was also the author of Reminiscences of Horsham, which gives a lively picture of life in a rural town in the mid nineteenth century.
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Holly Willoughby
Holly Marie Willoughby (born 10 February 1981) is an English television presenter and model, known for her work in presenting children's TV and entertainment shows. In her early career she modelled underwear and went on to present . In 2006, she won a BAFTA and was chosen to present Dancing on Ice, a highly popular UK celebrity talent show, shown on ITV1 which drew in an average of 8.9m million viewers in the 2010 series. In July 2009 she was selected as a replacement for Fern Britton on This Morning. She began presenting on This Morning on 14 September 2009, alongside Phillip Schofield.
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Howard Dudley
Howard Dudley (1820–1864) wrote the first illustrated history of Horsham, West Sussex, in 1836. The book was entitled The History and Antiquities of Horsham and its Vicinities. He also produced the lithographs and woodcuts that were used as the illustrations, and then went on to print the book himself. Dudley was only 15 at the time.
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Howard Vincent
Colonel Sir Charles Edward Howard Vincent KCMG CB DL (31 May 1849 – 7 April 1908), known as Howard Vincent or C. E. Howard Vincent, was a British soldier, barrister, police official and Conservative Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1885 to 1908.
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Jamie Hewlett
Jamie Christopher Hewlett (born 3 April 1968) is an English comic book artist and designer. He is best known for being the co-creator of the comic Tank Girl and co-creator of the virtual band Gorillaz.
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Jamie Taylor
Jamie Taylor (born 16 December 1982 in Crawley, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for Eastbourne Borough
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John Copnall
John Bainbridge Copnall (1928–2007) was an English artist best known for his abstract expressionist painting of richly coloured stylised realism, often on a grand scale. He was also a teacher of painting for twenty years at the Central School of Art and Design in London.
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John Guille Millais
John Guille Millais (24 March 1865 – 24 March 1931), known as "Johnny" Millais, was an English artist, naturalist, gardener and travel writer who specialised in wildlife and flower portraiture. He travelled extensively around the world in the late Victorian period detailing wildlife often for the first time. He is noted for illustrations that are of a particularly exact nature.
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John Pilford
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Junior Campbell
Junior Campbell (born William Campbell, 31 May 1947) is a Scottish composer, songwriter and musician. He was a founding member, lead guitarist, piano player, and singer with the Scottish band, Marmalade and co-wrote and produced some of their biggest successes including "Reflections of My Life", "I See The Rain" and "Rainbow".
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Michael Thornely
Michael Thornely is an English Cricketer who plays for Sussex County Cricket Club. He is a right-handed batsman and occasional right arm medium pace bowler. He was born on October 19, 1987 Camden, London and signed a two year deal with Sussex at the end of the 2007 season after scoring 800 runs in the Second XI Championship.
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Raoul Millais
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Robert Blatchford
Robert Peel Glanville Blatchford (17 March 1851 – 17 December 1943) was a socialist campaigner, journalist and author in the United Kingdom. He was a prominent atheist and opponent of eugenics. He was also an English patriot. In the early 1920s, after the death of his wife, he turned towards spiritualism.
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Roy Whiting
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Samuel Carpenter
Samuel Carpenter (Horsham, Sussex, England, November 4, 1649 – April 10, 1714, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was a Deputy Governor of colonial Pennsylvania. He signed the historic document "The Declaration of Fealty, Christian Belief and Test" dated September 10, 1695; the original is in the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Samuel was also called the "First Treasurer" of Pennsylvania, and was a partner and friend of proprietor William Penn.
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Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes () is a fictional detective created by Scottish author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. A brilliant London-based "consulting detective", Holmes is famous for his astute logical reasoning, his ability to take almost any disguise, and his forensic science skills to solve difficult cases.
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Simon Nye
Simon Nye (born 29 July 1958 in Burgess Hill, Sussex) is an English comic television writer, best known for creating the hit sitcom Men Behaving Badly.
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The Marmalade
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Thomas Medwin
Thomas Medwin was an early 19th century English poet and translator, who is chiefly known for his biographies of his cousin Percy Bysshe Shelley and his recollections of his close friend Lord Byron.
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Walter Crane
Walter Crane (1845 - 1915) was an English artist and book illustrator. He is considered, along with Randolph Caldecott and Kate Greenaway, one of the strongest contributors to the child's nursery motif that the genre of English children's illustrated literature would exhibit in its developmental stages in the latter 19th century. His work featured some of the more colorful and detailed beginnings of the child-in-the-garden motifs that would characterize many nursery rhymes and children's stories for decades to come. He was part of the Arts and Crafts movement and produced an array of paintings, illustrations, children's books, ceramic tiles and other decorative arts.
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Walter Dendy Sadler
Walter Dendy Sadler (May 12, 1854 - November 13, 1923) was an English painter.
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William Beer
William Andrew Thomas Beer (born 8 October 1988) is an English cricketer. Primarily a leg break bowler, he currently plays for Sussex County Cricket Club and Horsham.
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A264 road
The A264 is an east-west road in southern England that runs from Pembury in West Kent to Five Oaks in West Sussex.
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A281 road
The A281 is a northwest-southeast road in southern England that passes through the countryside between Guildford, Surrey and Pyecombe, West Sussex near Brighton.
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Australia
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Billingshurst
Billingshurst is a village and civil parish in the Horsham District of West Sussex, England. It lies thirteen kilometres (8 miles) south-west of Horsham, and nine kilometres (5.6 miles) north-east of Pulborough.
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Brighton
Brighton () is the major part of the city of Brighton and Hove (formed from the previous towns of Brighton, Hove, Portslade and several other villages) in East Sussex on the south coast of Great Britain. For administrative purposes, Brighton and Hove is not part of the non-metropolitan county of East Sussex, but remains part of the ceremonial county of East Sussex.
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Broadbridge Heath
Broadbridge Heath is a village and civil parish in the Horsham district of West Sussex, England. It is about two miles west of Horsham itself, being just on the other side of the A24 road.
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Burgess Hill
Burgess Hill is a civil parish and a town primarily located in the Mid Sussex district of West Sussex, England, close to the border with East Sussex, on the edge of the South Downs National Park. Located 38 miles (62 km) south of London, 10 miles (16 km) north of Brighton and Hove, and 29 miles (47 km) east-northeast of the county town of Chichester, it occupies an area of 2,339.57 acres (946.79 hectares) and had a population of 28,803 at the time of the 2001 Census, making it the most populous parish in the district. Other nearby towns include Haywards Heath to the north east and Lewes, the county town of East Sussex, to the south east.
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Cambridge
The city of Cambridge ( ()) is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia about north-by-east of London. Cambridge is also at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen – a play on Silicon Valley and the fens surrounding the city.
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Capel, Surrey
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Chichester
Chichester () is a cathedral city in West Sussex, South-East England. It has a long history as a settlement; its Roman past and its subsequent importance in Anglo-Saxon times are only its beginnings. It is the seat of a bishopric, with a 12th century cathedral, and is home to some of the oldest churches and buildings in Great Britain.
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Cranleigh
Cranleigh is a large village, self-proclaimed the largest in England, and is situated 8 miles south east of Godalming in Surrey. It lies to the east of the A281 which links Guildford with Horsham; neighbouring villages include: Ewhurst, Alfold and Hascombe.
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Crawley
Crawley () is a town and local government district with Borough status in West Sussex, England. It is south of London, north of Brighton and Hove, and northeast of the county town of Chichester, covers an area of and had a population of 99,744 at the time of the 2001 Census.
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Dorking
Dorking is a historic market town at the foot of the North Downs approximately south of London, in Surrey, England.
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Downs Link
The Downs Link is a 36.7-mile (58.7 km) footpath and bridleway linking the North Downs Way at St. Martha's Hill in Surrey with the South Downs Way near Steyning in West Sussex and on via the Coastal Link to Shoreham-by-Sea.
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England
England () is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the North Sea to the east, with the English Channel to the south separating it from continental Europe. Most of England comprises the central and southern part of the island of Great Britain in the North Atlantic. The country also includes over 100 smaller islands such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight.
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English Channel
The English Channel (, the "sleeve") is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates Great Britain from northern France, and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic. It is about long and varies in width from at its widest, to only in the Strait of Dover. It is the smallest of the shallow seas around the continental shelf of Europe, covering an area of some .
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France
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Gatwick
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Germany
Germany (), officially the Federal Republic of Germany (, ), is a country in Western Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands. The territory of Germany covers 357.021 km2 and is influenced by a temperate seasonal climate. With 81.8 million inhabitants, it is the most populous member state of the European Union, and home to the third-largest number of international migrants worldwide.
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Guildford
Guildford () is the county town of Surrey. England, as well as the seat for the borough of Guildford and the administrative headquarters of the South East England region. It is situated 27 miles (43 km) southwest of London on the A3 trunk road linking the capital to Portsmouth.
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Haywards Heath
Haywards Heath is a town in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England. It lies south of London, north of Brighton, south of Gatwick Airport and east northeast of the county town of Chichester. Nearby towns include Burgess Hill to the southwest, Horsham to the northwest, Crawley north northwest and East Grinstead north northeast. Being a commuter town, many of the residents commute daily via rail to London, Crawley or Gatwick for work.
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Home Office
The Home Office is the United Kingdom government department responsible for immigration control, security and order. As such it is responsible for the police, United Kingdom Borders Agency and MI5. It is also in charge of government policy on security-related issues such as drugs, counter-terrorism and ID cards. It was formerly responsible for the Prison Service and Probation Service, but these are now under a newly created Ministry of Justice.
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Horsham (district)
Horsham is a local government district in West Sussex, England. Its council is based in Horsham. The district borders those of Crawley, Mid Sussex, Mole Valley, Chichester, Arun and Adur.
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Horsham Cricket Club
Horsham Cricket Club is one of the oldest cricket clubs in the world and represent the Sussex market town of Horsham.
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Horsham Museum
Horsham Museum is a museum at Horsham, West Sussex, in South East England. It was founded in August 1893 by volunteers of the Free Christian Church and became part of Horsham District Council in 1974. It is a fully accredited museum and serves both Horsham and its district with the support of the Friends of Horsham Museum and an active volunteer base.
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Horsham YMCA FC
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Italy
Italy (; ), officially the Italian Republic (), is a country located in south-central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia along the Alps. To the south it consists of the entirety of the Italian Peninsula, Sicily, Sardinia — the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea — and many other smaller islands. The independent states of San Marino and the Vatican City are enclaves within Italy, whilst Campione d'Italia is an Italian exclave in Switzerland. The territory of Italy covers some and is influenced by a temperate seasonal climate. With 60.4 million inhabitants, it is the sixth most populous country in Europe, and the twenty-third most populous in the world.
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Lerici
Lerici is a town and comune in the province of La Spezia in Liguria (northern Italy), part of the Italian Riviera. Its nearest bay is the Bay of Lerici. The town is connected by ferry to the Cinque Terre and Portovenere.
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London
London () is the capital of England and the United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its founding by the Romans, who called it Londinium. London's core, the ancient City of London, largely retains its square-mile mediaeval boundaries. Since at least the 19th century, the name London has also referred to the metropolis developed around this core. The bulk of this conurbation forms the London region and the Greater London administrative area, governed by the elected Mayor of London and the London Assembly.
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North Downs
The North Downs are a ridge of chalk hills in south east England that stretch for 120 miles (190 km) from Farnham in Surrey to the White Cliffs of Dover in Kent. The North Downs lie within two Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs), the Surrey Hills and the Kent Downs. The North Downs Way National Trail runs along the North Downs from Farnham to Dover.
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RAF Swanton Morley
The former Royal Air Force Station Swanton Morley, more commonly known as RAF Swanton Morley, was a Royal Air Force Station in Norfolk, England, located near to the village of Swanton Morley. The site is now occupied by the British Army, and is now known as the Robertson Barracks.
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Rising Universe
The Rising Universe, more commonly known locally as the Shelley Fountain, is a large modern water sculpture in Horsham, West Sussex, England. It was built to commemorate the bicentenary of the birth of the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, who was born near Horsham. The design is based on a fountain planned for the city of Cambridge which was rejected due to public protest. The County Times wrote "Its appearance and quality as a public work of art has attracted widespread derision and distress. Just how long it will survive is the burning question of the moment.". At its opening the mayor of Lerici, Horsham's twin town where the poet died, described the memorial as "very brave". The fountain consists of a large globe mounted on a pillar, designed to fill with water pumped from below. As the sphere fills it descends slowly (over a period of about five minutes) after which a torrent of six and a half tons of water is released into the pool below; it then quickly rises and the cycle starts over again. It is 45ft across at its base, standing 28ft high.
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River Arun
The Arun is a river in the English county of West Sussex. Its source is a series of small streams (known locally as ghylls or gills) in the St Leonard's Forest area, to the east of Horsham.It flows through Horsham to the west and at Nowhurst is joined by North River (aka River Ockle), whose source is the heights of Leith Hill and Holmbury Hill in Surrey.
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Roffey Road Halt
Roffey Road Halt is a now disused station on the Arun Valley Line in West Sussex, England and was the second station out of Horsham on the stretch to Crawley. It occupied a rural setting and opened on the 1st June 1907. The anticipated housing growth did not occur and it closed in 1937. The only visible signs of its existence are a number of concrete posts that supported the platforms.
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Rudgwick
Rudgwick is a village and civil parish in the Horsham District of West Sussex, England located six miles (10 km) west of Horsham on the north side of the A281 road. The border between Surrey and Sussex runs through the northern part of the village.
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Rusper
Rusper is a village and civil parish in the Horsham District of West Sussex, England. It lies north of the town of Horsham and west of Crawley. Rusper is the centre of Rusper Parish which covers most of the northern area between Horsham and Crawley. Rusper is governed by the Horsham District Council based in Horsham. The parish population at the 2001 census was 1,389 people.
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South Downs
The South Downs is one of the four areas of chalk downland in southern England. They extend from the eastern side of Hampshire through Sussex, culminating in the cliffs at Beachy Head.
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St. Leonards-on-Sea
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Surrey Hills AONB
The Surrey Hills is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) in Surrey, England. It adjoins the Kent Downs AONB to the east and the Wealden portion of the former Sussex Downs AONB (now South Downs National Park) in the south west. The highest summit of the hill range is Leith Hill near Coldharbour, at above sea level, or above when Leith Hill Tower is considered.
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The Needles
The Needles is a row of three distinctive stacks of chalk that rise out of the sea off the western extremity of the Isle of Wight, England, close to Alum Bay. The Needles lighthouse stands at the end of the formation. Built in 1859, it has been automated since 1994.
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the Weald
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Warnham
Warnham is a village and civil parish in the Horsham district of West Sussex, England. The village is some three kilometres (2 miles) north west of central Horsham to the west of the A24 road. Other named settlements within the parish include the hamlets of Goose Green, Kingsfold and Winterfold as well as parts of Strood Green and Rowhook.
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West Sussex
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Winchester
Winchester is the county town of Hampshire, in South East England. It lies at the heart of the wider City of Winchester, a local government district, and is located at the western end of the South Downs, along the course of the River Itchen. At the time of the 2001 Census, Winchester had a population of 41,420.
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Worthing
Worthing is a large seaside town with borough status in West Sussex, forming part of the Brighton/Worthing/Littlehampton conurbation. It is situated at the foot of the South Downs, west of Brighton, and east of the county town of Chichester. The borough covers an area of and has an estimated population of 102,100.
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Horsham Movement Spring Training 09 (Parkour & Free Running)
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- Duration: 4:09
- Published: 01 Mar 2009
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The Horsham Movement Parkour and Free Running Featuring: Aaron Teague Benj Cave Craig Noble Drew Taylor Joe Hammond Luke Hearty Max Cave Steven whitley And Henry #73 - Top Favourited (March) - Sport Big Up to Grace Taylor Visit www.parkour-online.com Comment, Favourite, Subscribe and tell us what you think?
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Horsham England in West Sussex
Sights and scenes of the Town of Horsham in West Sussex, which include Saint Mary The Virgin Church, The Rising Sun Pub
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Fire - Horsham 25th October 2009
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- Duration: 5:56
- Published: 26 Oct 2009
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- Author: eddiehowland
HORSHAM GATES - JUNCTION OF HARWOOD ROAD & FOUNDRY LANE HORSHAM Incident:- a building used as office premises at the junction of North street and Foundry lane, Horsham consisting of ground, first and second floors - well alight on arrival of the first crews attending from Horsham - West Sussex Fire and Rescue used 100 firefighters, 2 aerial ladder platforms 2 ground monitors,and 4 HRS.The building is now in a state of collapse and the scene of the fire is under investigation - WrLx2 Horsham, WrLx3 Crawley, L4T Haywards Heath, WrL Billingshurst, ALP Horsham, BASU Shoreham, WrL Shoreham, WrC Burgess Hill, WrL Burgess Hill, WrL Henfield, WrLx2 Horley, WrL Dorking (SF&RS) CU Haywards Heath, WrL Turners Hill, Red Cross Support Unit
http://wn.com/Fire__Horsham_25th_October_2009
Ballyhoo BMX Session @ Horsham Skatepark - Modification
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- Duration: 6:03
- Published: 21 Oct 2009
- Uploaded: 30 Nov 2011
- Author: TheBallyhooChannel
Ballyhoo kickin it at Horsham skatepark yo! With Brett Ward, Mike Neal, Steve Dickson, Dave Dickson and friends. Filmed one fine October eve. Music from Brighton based band - The North Pole.
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Horsham Movement Summer 2011
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- Duration: 5:39
- Published: 27 Oct 2011
- Uploaded: 01 Jan 2012
- Author: HorshamMovement
Horsham Movement Summer 2011 Training the Summer of 2011
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Rhythm Horsham Xmas 2011 Celebrations DVD Promo.mp4
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- Duration: 9:15
- Published: 31 Dec 2011
- Uploaded: 31 Dec 2011
- Author: jismon1976
Rhythm Malayalee Association of Horsham (UK) Xmas and New Year Celebration Edit & Shoot : Jismon Koottungal , Mob: 07983402006
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Horsham Parkour Trailer
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- Duration: 0:41
- Published: 28 Dec 2011
- Uploaded: 02 Jan 2012
- Author: HorshamMovement
this is a trailer of the new look to horsham parkour
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smx first practice horsham
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- Duration: 5:29
- Published: 22 Dec 2008
- Uploaded: 22 Oct 2011
- Author: richardson91
Green London Transport RT buses Horsham 1971
Film of green RT buses in Horsham, West Sussex,taken in 1971. The buses are shown on local routes 433 and 434 together with the 414 to West Croydon and most have the "London Country" bullseye painted on the side. At the end of the clip is a shot taken at Epsom Station showing red RTs on routes 93 and 164.
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Horsham Movement Summer Training Part 1 (Parkour & Free Running)
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- Duration: 5:09
- Published: 30 Jul 2009
- Uploaded: 06 Dec 2011
- Author: HorshamMovement
Horsham Movement Summer Training Part 1 We been to some place in the summer so far, filmed some things. hope you like. Subscribe for next part. Editing: SD Whitley Featuring: Aaron Teague Alex Hastain Benj Cave Craig Noble Drew Taylor Luke Hearty Max Cave Steven Whitley Mark, Ollie and some good friends of ours. Visit www.parkour-online.com Favourite, Subscribe and tell us what you think!
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sports cars in horsham 2010
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- Duration: 1:56
- Published: 05 Apr 2010
- Uploaded: 27 Nov 2011
- Author: danstickman1
!!!!!!Turn your sound up for maximum effect!!!!! During the italian festival in horsham, many italian sports cars showed up so i decided to film them as they left. Song: Requiem For A Dream
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Supercar Tour at Horsham Piazza Italia - Zonda PS, 599GTO, LP670-4 SV
Shmee150 attends the Supercar day at the Horsham Piazza Italia, an event that gathers a large number of very special cars together, including: Pagani Zonda PS Ferrari 599 GTO Lamborghini Murcielago LP670-4SV Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 Ferrari F430 Spider Ferrari 599GTB Lots of De Tomasos and many more! Enjoy a quick walkaround of all of the cars lined up in the town centre via a fish-eye to capture all of the cars present - impossible to do without due to the proximity and number of people present to view the cars!Camera: Shot on a Sony CX520 in FullHD and uploaded in 1080p Location: Horsham, UK Don't forget to check out my blog at www.shmee150.co.uk - videos of all things cars and like Shmee150 on Facebook at www.facebook.com to get the latest updates straight to your feed! All feedback on my videos is appreciated! Thanks for watching, Tim
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FlowMotion Parkour // Summer Video - London, Redhill, Horsham, Sidcup, Wrexham, Chester
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- Duration: 4:41
- Published: 16 Aug 2010
- Uploaded: 22 Dec 2011
- Author: FlowMotionTube
This is some of the moments during my summer 2010. It has been a crazy good summer despite knee injuries. People in Video: Mati Kaldowski, Me (Hamza Shabazz), Max & Benj Cave, Steve Whitley, Josh Pommills, Philip Doyle, Joe Parker, Asher, Laurie Woodford, Luke, Olly Dykins, Kristian Davies, Max Runham, Callum Powell, Kie Willis, Flynn Disneyo, JJ Goda, Pete Catherall, Tom David Vance Dance, Ruben, Tom Masterson, Bailey Alcock, Mathew Gordon, Rhidian Thomas.. & a few guys from Holland and Switzerland. Edited By - Hamza Shabazz Songs: 1st - DJ Fresh - Gold Dust / 2nd - MK - Stuck In a Hustle Please subscribe, will be releasing a Pt. 2 of Summer footage when I get round to editing :) FlowMotion Parkour Website - www.flowmotionpk.co.uk Providing Professional Parkour & Stunt services.
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Supercars Departing Horsham Piazza Italia - Zonda PS, 599GTO, LP670-4 SV
Shmee150 attends the Easter Monday day of the Horsham Piazza Italia 2011 and films the cars as they depart including: Pagani Zonda PS Ferrari 599 GTO Lamborghini Murcielago LP670-4SV Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 Ferrari F430 Spider Ferrari 599GTB Lots of De Tomasos and many more!Camera: Shot on a Sony CX520 in FullHD and uploaded in 1080p Location: Horsham, UK Don't forget to check out my blog at www.shmee150.co.uk - videos of all things cars and like Shmee150 on Facebook at www.facebook.com to get the latest updates straight to your feed! All feedback on my videos is appreciated! Thanks for watching, Tim
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100 Ferraris at Horsham Piazza Italia - 4x F40, 16M, Scuderia, 458 x Lots, 275GTB
Shmee150 attends the Ferrari day at the Horsham Piazza Italia, an event that gathers 100 Ferraris of all types together, from 4 legendary F40s up to numerous 458 Italias, Californias and plenty of F430s of all varieties - Coupe, Spider, Scuderia and 16M. Other cars include almost all variety of Ferraris in recent times; California, 612, 360 Modena, 360 Spider, F355, F355 Spider, 308, 328, 348, and plenty more. Enjoy a quick walkaround of all of the cars lined up in the town centre via a fish-eye to capture all of the cars present - impossible to do without due to the proximity and number of people present to view the cars!Camera: Shot on a Sony CX520 in FullHD and uploaded in 1080p Location: Horsham, UK Don't forget to check out my blog at www.shmee150.co.uk - videos of all things cars and like Shmee150 on Facebook at www.facebook.com to get the latest updates straight to your feed! All feedback on my videos is appreciated! Thanks for watching, Tim
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100 Ferraris leaving Horsham Piazza Italia - F40, 458s, and all other models!
Shmee150 attends the Ferrari day at the Horsham Piazza Italia, an event that gathers 100 Ferraris of all types together. In this video you can see the majority of the cars leaving, where a number do some exciting things for the crowd but in general just enjoy watching a vast array of different models of Ferraris driving past the camera.Camera: Shot on a Sony CX520 in FullHD and uploaded in 1080p Location: Horsham, UK Don't forget to check out my blog at www.shmee150.co.uk - videos of all things cars and like Shmee150 on Facebook at www.facebook.com to get the latest updates straight to your feed! All feedback on my videos is appreciated! Thanks for watching, Tim
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Horsham FC v BURY TOWN (RYMAN PREMIER)
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- Duration: 8:42
- Published: 12 Mar 2011
- Uploaded: 15 Sep 2011
- Author: BuryTownFCTV
Goals & highlights on Horsham FC v BURY TOWN on 12/3/11. Final score 1-4 to Bury Town and goalscorers were Craig Nurse (3) and Lee Reed.
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Horsham flooding at wier 16-01-11
Horsham flooding other side of wier. Level at 2.5m at 1pm 16th Jan and rising with an expected level of between 3.75 and 3.85m on Monday night into Tuesday. Water is flowing close to houses. Expected to peak higher than Sept 88 flood and may reach and excede 1909 floods.
http://wn.com/Horsham_flooding_at_wier_16-01-11
Horsham v Maidenhead Utd (MOTD Coverage)
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- Duration: 2:34
- Published: 12 Nov 2007
- Uploaded: 26 Aug 2010
- Author: reverendtamperbrown
MOTD coverage of Horsham v Maidenhead Utd in the 1st round of the FA Cup - (10/11/2007)
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Horsham Movement Summer Training Part 2 (Parkour & Free Running)
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- Duration: 5:08
- Published: 14 Sep 2009
- Uploaded: 17 Dec 2011
- Author: HorshamMovement
Horsham Movement Summer Training Part 2 Been some more places , filmed some things. hope you like. Subscribe for the last part. Sorry about uploading late just trying to find time to edit them. Editing: SD Whitley Featuring: Aaron Teague Ben Gosling Benj Cave Dave Barber Drew Taylor Luke Hearty Max Cave Rob Barber Steven Whitley Mark, and some good friends of ours. Visit www.parkour-online.com Favourite, Subscribe and tell us what you think!
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Ferrari Arrivals at the Horsham Piazza Italia 2011
Shmee150 attends the Ferrari day at the Horsham Piazza Italia, an event that gathers 100 Ferraris of all types together. In this video you can see a large number of the cars arriving, the majority unsurprsingly in red! See the playlist here for more videos from the event: www.youtube.comCamera: Shot on a Sony CX520 in FullHD and uploaded in 1080p Location: Horsham, UK Don't forget to check out my blog at www.shmee150.co.uk - videos of all things cars and like Shmee150 on Facebook at www.facebook.com to get the latest updates straight to your feed! All feedback on my videos is appreciated! Thanks for watching, Tim
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Horsham Piazza Italia 2011 Ferrari Walkaround Tour
Some more clips of the stunning gathering of around 100 Ferraris at the 2011 Horsham Piazza Italia on Good Friday. The cars present vary from old to new and you can see a quick walkaround shot with a fisheye lens to make it possible to see more due to the close proximity of the cars.Camera: Shot on a Sony CX520 in FullHD and uploaded in 1080p Location: Horsham, UK Don't forget to check out my blog at www.shmee150.co.uk - videos of all things cars and like Shmee150 on Facebook at www.facebook.com to get the latest updates straight to your feed! All feedback on my videos is appreciated! Thanks for watching, Tim
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pizza italia horsham
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- Duration: 8:15
- Published: 10 Apr 2009
- Uploaded: 10 Aug 2010
- Author: xxxgizmo09xxxx
zlot ferrari 2009 horsham
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| Official name | Horsham |
|---|---|
| Static image name | Horsham bandstand april 2009.JPG |
| Static image caption | Bandstand in the centre of Carfax |
| Latitude | 51.062 |
| Longitude | -0.325 |
| Os grid reference | TQ1730 |
| Label position | bottom |
| Population | 55,657 |
| Shire district | Horsham |
| Shire county | West Sussex |
| Region | South East England |
| Country | England |
| Subdivision name | United Kingdom |
| Constituency westminster | Horsham |
| Post town | Horsham |
| Postcode district | RH12, RH13 |
| Postcode area | RH |
| Dial code | 01403 |
| Website | Horsham District Council }} |
Horsham is a market town with a population of 55,657 (2008) on the upper reaches of the River Arun in the centre of the Weald, West Sussex, in the historic County of Sussex, England. The town is south south-west of London, north-west of Brighton and north-east of the county town of Chichester. Nearby towns include Crawley to the north-east and Haywards Heath and Burgess Hill to the south-east. It is the administrative and market centre of Horsham District Council area.
History
Prehistory
The "Horsham Point" - a Mesolithic arrowhead - is sometimes claimed as the birth of distinctly British culture since it is the earliest known artefact that postdates the separation (due to glacial meltwater filling the Channel) of Britain from the continent
Middle Ages
The first mention of Horsham was in King Eadred's land charter of AD 947. The town had connections to the sale of horses and the name is believed to be derived from "Horse Ham", a settlement where horses were kept.An alternative explanation is that "Horsham" is a contraction of "Horsa's Ham" named after the Saxon warrior who was said to have been given lands in the area.
Despite having been in existence for some 140 years at the time of the survey, Horsham is not mentioned in the Domesday Book either because it was never visited by inspectors, or was simply 'left out' of the final version. It lies within the ancient Norman administrative division of the Rape of Bramber and the Hundred of Singlecross.
In ancient times Horsham was controlled by the powerful de Braose family. Later the Eversfield family, which had risen from Surrey County obscurity into a powerhouse of ironmasters and landowners, built Denne Park House, their seat. The family later represented Horsham in Parliament, and controlled the Eversfield Estate in St. Leonards-on-Sea, where the seaside promenade is named for the family.
Horsham had two weekly markets in the Middle Ages, and was noted locally for its annual fairs.
Modern era
Despite a local iron industry which stayed until the 17th century and a prosperous brewing industry, Horsham remained primarily a market town serving the many farms in the area until the early 20th century, when other industry and residential development began to proliferate. One of the most important of these was the manufacture of bricks from the Wealden clay on which Horsham sits. Warnham and Wealden Brickworks still operate two miles north of Horsham and there are disused workings throughout the area, notably at Southwater which is now developed as an education centre and leisure park.Horsham prospered during the Victorian era and early 20th century. The town, along with others, has been well documented photographically by Francis Frith. The pictures record many of the landmarks that are still in place today, although some, such the war memorial, Jubilee Fountain and Carfax Bandstand, have been moved.
Horsham remained a prominent brewery town until 2000, when the King and Barnes Brewery was closed on merger with Hall & Woodhouse, brewers of Dorset. King & Barnes was formed in 1906 from the merger of King & Sons, maltsters existing from 1850 and G H Barnes & Co., brewers whose origins date back to 1800. The brewery remained in the King family hands until the merger in 2000 when production ceased permanently. Their most famous brews included: Sussex Ale, Wealden Ale, Broadwood, Festive and the seasonal Old and Christmas Ales. The last member of the King family involved in the company still brews in Horsham as W J King & Co (Brewers) and supplies real ales to local pubs. There are two other small brewers currently operating in Horsham: Hepworth's is run by a former head brewer at King & Barnes, and Welton's, a company who were formed in Capel, Surrey, about fifteen years ago, and have been in Horsham since 2004 (?).
The town has grown steadily over recent years to a population of over 50,000. This has been facilitated by the completion of both an inner and outer town bypass. The location of any new growth is the subject of intense debate. Certainly, the town will fight hard to retain the 'strategic housing gap' between itself and its large neighbour Crawley. However, the latest plans by the District Council include a large neighbourhood directly adjacent to Crawley, potentially eating into that gap.
Legal history
The last man to die by pressing in the whole of England was John Weekes of Horsham. He was charged with robbery and murder of a woman along with three accomplices, one of whom was a small boy used to sneak inside the woman's house and open access for the other three. When police found stolen property in the possession of the men, they easily persuaded the boy into turning King's evidence. Two of the other accomplices were convicted, but when John Weekes had his turn to plead, he refused to say anything. Once the judges brought in eight witnesses who swore Weekes could talk and was not dumb, they gave him time in the cells. When he refused further to say a single word, the judges were forced to find him not guilty of murder. Instead, he was convicted of 'standing mute through malice'. Weekes was placed under three hundredweight boards, and the sixteen stone gaoler jumped on top of him. Local folklore continues the story, extending it to include the death of his executioner days later, sometimes in the same spot where the execution was carried out. Some think that he was a mute.Public executions generally took place at a place called North Heath, now a suburb of Horsham. The road to the execution site was known for many years as Gibbet's Road but was later renamed Giblet's Road with an extension now called Giblet's Way. The last man to be put to death for homosexuality in England was in Horsham in 1834
Mid air collision
On the 8 June 1944, Two Dutch Navy, North American B-25 Mitchell registration FR150 and FR182 took off from RAF Swanton Morley on a bombing mission. The mission was to bomb railway lines in Vire in Normandy, France. But both aircraft collided in mid air and crashed near Horsham. All eight crew of both aircraft died.
Governance
Horsham is the largest town in the Horsham District Council area. The second tier of local government is by West Sussex County Council, based in Chichester. In addition there are various Parish Councils.The town is the centre of the parliamentary constituency of Horsham, recreated in 1983. Francis Maude has served as Member of Parliament for Horsham since 1997. Maude is also Minister for the Cabinet Office and HM Paymaster General.
Geography
Topography
Horsham has an elevation of above sea level, it is situated in the centre of the Weald in the Low Weald, at the very western edge of the High Weald, with the Surrey Hills of the North Downs to the north and the Sussex Downs of the South Downs to the south. The River Arun rises from ghylls (streams) in the St Leonard's Forest area, to the east of Horsham, cuts through the south of the town then makes its way through Broadbridge Heath.It is joined by a number of streams flowing down from the northern rising around Rusper.
Town centre
Horsham has grown up around the Carfax (see landmarks), which is a meeting area place of four roads. To the south of the Carfax is the Causeway. This tranquil street consists of houses erected in the 17th, 18th and early 19th century and is lined with ancient London Plane trees. The Horsham Museum is situated at the northerly end opposite to the recently developed former headquarters of the R.S.P.C.A.. At the south end of the Causeway is the Church of England parish church of St. Mary: Norman in origin, rebuilt in the 13th century and restored in 1864-65 by the Gothic revival architect S.S. Teulon. The area immediately to the south of the parish church is known as Normandy. It was formerly an area of artisans cottages and an ancient well. Moving south for fifty metres and the River Arun is encountered. On the northern bank is Prewett's Mill and on the south side is the town's cricket field. A short walk along the banks of the Arun in a south easterly direction is Chesworth Farm, an area of open public access.To the north of the Carfax is a large park, known locally as Horsham Park, the remnant of what was formerly the Hurst Park Estate. The park has numerous football pitches, a wildlife pond and tennis courts. Various leisure facilities, including a modern swimming complex and a purpose built gymnastic centre, have been built on land around the park.
To the east along Brighton Road is Iron Bridge named after the railway bridge that carries the railway from to . The area consists of mainly Victorian and Edwardian houses to the north of Brighton Road, whilst to the south there are areas of inter- and post-war housing. This area is known as New Town.
Suburbs
Horsham has developed beyond the original boundaries to incorporate some of the smaller hamlets which now form part of the outer neighbourhoods.
Holbrook
An area of Horsham named after a feeder stream of the River Arun. It consists of residential housing, the majority of which is of late twentieth century origin. The suburb is substantial enough for two council wards. The hamlet around Old Holbrook House is immediately to the north of the A264 which abuts Holbrook. Holbrook House was previously the home of Sir William Vesey-Fitzgerald, Governor of Bombay and M.P. for Horsham (1852–1875). The Tithe Barn at Fivens Green is the most notable building in the district.
Littlehaven
This hamlet dates back to the late 18th Century, when a small number of houses were in existence, with an inn opening in the early part of the 19th Century. A station opened in the area in 1907, originally called Rusper Road Crossing halt, but later renamed .
Needles estate
South-west of the town the Needles estate was laid out from c. 1955, with a mixture of privately owned and council-built houses and bungalows. Land around Hills Farm nearby was sold for development in 1972 and further development took place in the 1980s The Needles are named after a local farmhouse, called so as it was built using timbers from ships wrecked on The Needles formation.
New Town
In keeping with many other towns, new developments to the east of the town centre were rapid in the early Victorian era, and that area of town became known, as it is today, as New Town. The area contains the Iron Bridge, a steel structure that carries the railway to the south of Horsham.
North Heath
Originally used as a label to describe the northern part of the parish of Horsham (compared to Southwater to describe that part south of the River Arun), this area was developed as a neighbourhood in the latter part of the 20th Century.
Oakhill
This area was originally known as Grub Street, and developed south of Depot Road in the 19th century.
Roffey
Roffey is north east of the centre of Horsham and as a hamlet dates back to at least the 13th Century, with taxation records of 1296 showing 18 liable people in the area. Kelley's Post Office Directory for 1867 describes 'Roughey' as consisting 'of a few farmhouses and cottages. Here is an iron church, capable of accommodating 80 persons'. Maps of the 1880s show Roffey Corner (still spelt Roughey), but appear to label the hamlet as Star Row, with Roffey in use again by the turn of the century. A railway station opened as Roffey Road Halt in 1907, closing in 1937. The station is shown as being in the location now at Wimland Road. Roffey is a separate ecclesiastical parish with its own parish church—All Saints Church on Crawley Road, designed in 1878 by Arthur Blomfield. It replaced a temporary building which was licensed for worship in 1856.
Tower Hill
Tower Hill is a hamlet that lies one mile south from Horsham on a ridge of land containing a sandstone known as Horsham Stone rising above the town. A quarry existed here from 1830 to 1876. Tower Hill consists of housing dating from mid Victorian to late 20th Century. It has a public house called The Boar's Head, formerly The Fox and Hounds. The economic importance of quarrying Horsham Stone to Horsham in the 19th century has left a legacy of toponyms including Stone Pit Field, Stone Barn, Stonyhurst and Stone Pit Wood.
Trafalgar
An area of late 19th and early 20th centuries development on land west of the London Road at North Parade it consists chiefly of semi detached houses with corner shops,most of which have closed. Until the mid 20th century it was known as 'The Common', after a piece of common land that survived inclosure in Trafalgar Road for many years. Trafalgar forms one of the wards of Horsham Hurst (electoral division) of the Horsham District Council.
Economy
Horsham is a market town formerly trading in cattle, sheep and corn. Its former industries include brewing, brickmaking, iron-smelting and printing. Nowadays the important industries are financial services, pharmaceuticals and technology. Horsham is also a commuter town serving London, Brighton and Crawley.RSA Insurance Group, an insurance company, has its registered office in Horsham. The company first came to the town in 1965 as Sun Alliance, becoming the town's biggest employer, at its peak it employed 2,500 people. Since the peak the company has steadily been reducing its workforce in the town. In 1992 Sun Alliance demolished its 1960s tower block, Stocklund House and built St Leonard's House and St Mark's Court. The latter requiring the demolition of St Mark's Church except for the spire. Sun Alliance merged with Royal Insurance in 1996 to form Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Group, then renamed RSA Insurance Group in 2008. Another employer in the town is Novartis a Swiss based multinational pharmaceutical company formerly called Ciba-Geigy before a 1996 merger.The site houses the firm's gastro-intestinal research centre and respiratory research centre employing over 300 people. The RSPCA, an animal welfare charity, has a £16 million headquarters at Southwater near Horsham, built to replace its former headquarters in the centre of the town.
Horsham's town centre has many national chain stores, and is suffering the loss of small and independent retailers. In 1992 the town centre was redesigned to greatly reduce the flow of traffic through the town's main shopping streets. West Street was pedestrianised. Much of The Carfax was pedestrianised to create a town square. On the Northwest side of this square is Swan walk, a typical shopping centre. A further shopping area and public square, the Forum, opened in 2003 to the south of West Street. There is a partially covered shopping area Piries Place and a shopping street still open to traffic, East Street.
Landmarks
In the commercial centre of Horsham is an open square known as the Carfax. This area contains the Town's Memorial to the dead of the two world wars, a substantial, well used bandstand and a Saturday market. The name Carfax is likely of Norman origin - a corruption of 'Quatre Voies'(four faces) or 'Carrefour', a place where four roads meet. The Carfax was also formerly Known as "Scarfoulkes" The derivation of which is uncertain.(See Nameplate on building at North east corner of area). Two other places share the name in England 1/[Carfax, Oxford] 2/ Carfax, Winchester. The Carfax area of Pedestrianisation it provides a centre to the town and contains commercial shops and two public houses.At the west end of the town centre stands a controversial water sculpture known as the 'Rising Universe' fountain, more commonly known locally as 'The Shelley Fountain'. It was designed by Angela Connor, and erected to commemorate the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley who was born at Field Place in Broadbridge Heath, near Warnham, not far from Horsham. The design is based on a fountain planned for the city of Cambridge which was rejected due to public protest. The County Times wrote "Its appearance and quality as a public work of art has attracted widespread derision and distress. Just how long it will survive is the burning question of the moment.". At its opening the mayor of Lerici, Horsham's twin town where the poet drowned, described the memorial as "very brave". The fountain is designed to release a torrent of six and a half tons of water periodically, it is 45 ft across at its base, standing 28 ft high. It carries a plaque bearing one of his poems.
The fountain was turned off in the spring of 2006 to save water. Despite recycling it used 180 gallons a day to cover evaporation and filtration losses. However, the council has made water saving efficiencies elsewhere and the fountain was turned on again on November 13, 2006, its tenth birthday but was turned off again after that Christmas. In May 2008 the fountain was turned off again due to the failure of its main hydraulic cylinder. On 19 January 2009 the fountain was fenced off for repairs. It was reopened without the fountain functioning. The fountain was due to be repaired at the start of March 2011 at a cost of more than £30,000. A of June 2011 the fountain is functioning fully
The Parish Church of St. Mary the Virgin is the oldest building in Horsham. It has been associated with the life and worship of the community and in continuous use for nearly eight centuries. It is located at the end of the Causeway in Normandy, the oldest extant part of Horsham. It has a peal of ten bells.The present structure is largely of Mid Victorian design
The Town Hall in the Market Square is a much adapted and restructured building dating from c 1648 when it was referred to as a 'Market House'. In 1721 a new construction of Portland Stone was built containing a poultry and butter market. The building fell into disrepair and was substantially rebuilt around 1812.It was only as late as 1888 that it became the property of Horsham Council.The building was again largely rebuilt and is essentially of late Victorian origin with a Norman facade preserving some aspects of the older buildings.It has been used as council offices and as a magistrates court in the proceeding years, and more recently housed the Horsham Registry Office on the upper floor. The ground floor was still used as an occasional market place until the Town Hall was closed by the Council to be let as a restaurant.
Transport
Road
Horsham lies at the junction of three routes:
Railway
The town has one main railway station, Horsham railway station, on the Arun Valley Line from Chichester to Crawley, Gatwick and London Victoria. Normally trains on this line depart from Bognor Regis and alternately from Portsmouth or Southampton Central and are joined at Horsham. Likewise southbound ("down") trains divide here. Other services ("stopping" during the off-peak period) leave Horsham for London Bridge. Sutton & Mole Valley line services go north to Dorking, Epsom, Sutton and London Victoria. There is also Littlehaven Station (previously named Littlehaven Halt), in the north east of the town on the Crawley line. There is also Christ's Hospital railway station serving the west of Horsham.
Air
Horsham is 20 km (12 miles) from Gatwick Airport and 65 km (41 miles) from London Heathrow Airport.
Other
Cyclists, pedestrians and horseriders can reach Guildford and Shoreham via the Downs Link, a long distance bridleway and cycle route which follows the now disused Horsham-Guildford, and Horsham-Shoreham railway lines and passes through Southwater, just to the south of Horsham. Most bus services are run by Metrobus, with other routes operated by Arriva, Compass Bus and Stagecoach. See List of bus routes in West Sussex.
Newspapers
The West Sussex County Times is a paid-for newspaper that has served the town since 1869. It contains a free newspaper called the Horsham Advertiser. Another free newspaper, The Resident, was set up in 2008.
Education
The main secondary schools in Horsham are:Horsham is also home to the well-known:
Sports
Horsham Cricket Club play their home matches at Cricketfield which is used twice a season by Sussex CCC for matches. Although cricket was played in Horsham before 1768, the first recorded game of a town side was on 8 August 1771, which is when Horsham Cricket Club was created. The Club has played various locations over the years, before settling at the present ground in 1851. Horsham Cricket Club were national champions in 2005.Horsham F.C. are the town's senior football club and currently (2011–12) play in the Isthmian League Premier Division. This is currently the highest division the club have ever played in. They have had some success in recent seasons, reaching the final of the Sussex Senior Cup in 2007. They reached the 2nd round of the F A Cup in 07-08, losing in a replay to Swansea City. The team currently play at the Horsham YMCA ground (see below) whilst they seek a new ground in Horsham. The dedicated followers of the team are known as the 'Lardy Boys'.
Horsham YMCA FC, founded in 1898, are playing their 2009/10 season in the Isthmian League Division One South. They are nicknamed 'The YMs', and play their home games at Gorings Mead in the Iron Bridge part of Horsham.
Forest F.C. were established in 1958 as the Old Boys team of Forest School and joined the Sussex County League in 1988. For the 2009-10 season, they are members of the Sussex County League Division Three.
Horsham RUFC who play at the Coolhurst Ground, are the town's premier Rugby Union team. They were founded in 1928 with their first headquarters at the Station Hotel opposite Horsham Station. Initially the team played on farmland adjacent to the Warnham Park Estate but from 1930 until 1968 they were settled at Horsham Cricket Club. The club grew considerably after the war with further pitches rented in Horsham Park. In 1972 they moved to their present home. At present Horsham 1st XV are in London 4 South East. The club runs teams at every level starting with u7s
Holbrook RUFC are a smaller rugby club, based at The Holbrook Club in north Horsham. It was originally formed in 1971 as Sunallon RFC, which was the name of the then Sun Alliance Sports & Social Club. This then developed into Sun Alliance RFC and following a merger with the Liverpool based Royal Insurance in 1996 into Royal & Sun Alliance RFC (RSA). Holbrook RFC now have two teams as of the 2008/09 season, with the 1sts in Sussex League 1 following promotion, and 2nds in Sussex League 3.
Horsham Gymnastic Club have a national reputation for producing top female gymnasts a number of whom have progressed to the England and Great Britain national squads.
Public services
Horsham Community Hospital, is open weekdays, and is located on Hurst Road. The town also has its own law courts, ambulance station, fire station and police station also located on Hurst Road. The Statutory emergency fire and rescue service is provided by the West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. Home Office policing in Horsham is provided by the Sussex Police.The Registry of births, deaths and marriages is located in Park House, North Street in central Horsham.
Community facilities
Horsham Park immediately to the north of central Horsham is 24 hectares of open space for the use of the people of Horsham. It contains an 18th century country house used in part by the Horsham District Council and contains formal gardens and a maze. At the eastern side is The Pavilions In The Park leisure centre with a gym and a 25m swimming pool run by a private company for Horsham District Council. A BMX and Skate park is located on the Hurst Road side of Horsham Park. The remaining space is used extensively for leisure pursuits such as tennis, football and rugby.Horsham Museum is located on the picturesque Causeway in a half timbered medieval house. It has local history objects displayed in twenty-six galleries. Situated on North Street is 'The Capitol', the venue (formally Horsham Arts Centre) features a theatre, 2 full-time cinema screens, a studio and gallery. On Lower Tanbridge Way is two storey modernised library run by West Sussex Libraries.
Cultural references
The first illustrated history of Horsham was written in 1836 by Howard Dudley at the age of 16. It includes descriptions of St Mary's Church and other buildings along with lithographs and wood-cut images of the town. The book entitled The History and Antiquities of Horsham has been reproduced in full to enable research on line.Sir Arthur Conan Doyle had the fictitious Openshaw family, in the Sherlock Holmes story The Five Orange Pips, residing in the town.
Douglas Maddon's book The English Department's Whores, is a thinly-veiled satire of life in Horsham.
Notable deceased residents
John Roland Abbey (1894–1969), book collector. George Bax Holmes (1803–1887), palaeontologist Robert Blatchford (1851–1943), author and socialist. Wilfred Brown (1922–1971), singer Henry Burstow (1826–1916), singer and bell-ringer, important to the early twentieth-century folk-song revival, and for his 'Reminiscences of Horsham', published in 1911. Samuel Carpenter (1649–1714), First Treasurer and Deputy Governor of Pennsylvania. Born in 1649 in Horsham. His father was John Carpenter, the Sheriff of Horsham, who was murdered while attending his duties in Horsham on August 9, 1671. Edward Bainbridge Copnall (1903–1973), artist and president of the Royal Society of British Sculptors lived in Horsham from an early age. One of his works, a sculpture titled 'The Astronomer' was presented to the College of Richard Collyer in the town, by his sister Phyllis Millar and is on display in the upper quadrangle. Other examples of his work are kept by Horsham Museum. John Copnall (1928–2007), artist and teacher, a leading English abstract painter and teacher at the London Central School of Art and Design. Walter Crane (1845–1915) artist and book illustrator died at Horsham Howard Dudley (1820–1864),wrote the first illustrated history of Horsham in 1836 Walter Dendy Sadler (1854–1923) artist and painter, was brought up in Horsham. Frederick Gough MC TD (1901–1977), an army major at the Battle of Arnhem, served as Horsham's Member of Parliament from 1951 to 1964.
Notable living residents
Recent comments
In October 2006, Horsham was pronounced the second best place to live in the UK, beating off the likes of Epsom and Tunbridge Wells and only beaten by Winchester. This was claimed by a Channel 4 show, The 10 best and worst places to live in the UK.The programme mentioned that:
In 2007, a Reader's Digest poll put Horsham as the 25th best place in mainland Britain to bring up a family.
On 27 September 2007, Horsham was awarded as the overall winner of Britain in Bloom in the Large town / small city category in the whole of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland with a Gold Award. It also has the honour of being presented with the Royal Horticultural Society's 'Bloomin' Wild' award which reflected the theme for year's national judging.
Horsham is placed number 27 in the book 'Crap Towns: The 50 Worst Places To Live In The UK'. The satirical book describes Horsham as "a No Fun Zone run by old conservatives for old conservatives." This award was given because of the Horsham Council refused to build a Night Club in the town, then carried on to say said that "the weekly disco at the Roffey youth centre would be enough".
Twinning
Horsham District twinnings: St Maixent L'Ecole, France Lage, Germany Horsham Town twinnings: Lerici, Italy Horsham, Victoria, Australia
References
External links
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