Name | Hurstpierpoint |
Alt names | Danny Park | source: from redirect | | Hurstperpoint | source: Family History Library Catalog |
Type | Parish |
Coordinates | 50.917°N 0.167°W |
Located in | Sussex, England |
Also located in | West Sussex, England |
See also | Lewes Rape, Sussex, England | rape in which it was located | | Buttinghill Hundred, Sussex, England | hundred in which it was located | | Cuckfield Rural, Sussex, England | rural district 1894-1974 | | Mid Sussex District, West Sussex, England | district municipality covering the area since 1974 |
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Hurstpierpoint is a village in West Sussex, England, southwest of Burgess Hill, and west of Hassocks railway station. It sits in the civil parish of Hurstpierpoint and Sayers Common which has an area of 2029.88 ha and a population of 7,112.
The village was once chiefly one long street running east and west and most of the buildings in it are of the 18th century or later. In the late 20th Century and early 21st Century saw Hurstpierpoint expanding greatly with new homes built north, east and west of the village.
Hurstpierpoint hosts the Hurst Festival which takes place every summer and has an active Scouts and Guides Groups.
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Categories: Sussex, England | Hurstpierpoint, Sussex, England | Buttinghill Hundred, Sussex, England | Lewes Rape, Sussex, England | Cuckfield Rural, Sussex, England | Mid Sussex District, West Sussex, England | West Sussex, England
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