Place:Hurstpierpoint, Sussex, England

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NameHurstpierpoint
Alt namesDanny Parksource: from redirect
Hurstperpointsource: Family History Library Catalog
TypeParish
Coordinates50.917°N 0.167°W
Located inSussex, England
Also located inWest Sussex, England    
See alsoLewes Rape, Sussex, Englandrape in which it was located
Buttinghill Hundred, Sussex, Englandhundred in which it was located
Cuckfield Rural, Sussex, Englandrural district 1894-1974
Mid Sussex District, West Sussex, Englanddistrict municipality covering the area since 1974
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog
source: Family History Library Catalog


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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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