Cowfold
| Cowfold | |
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  Cowfold Location within West Sussex | |
| Area | 19.26 km2 (7.44 sq mi) [1] |
| Population | 1,864 [1] 2001 Census 1,904 (2011 Census)[2] |
| • Density | 97/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TQ213225 |
| • London | 36 miles (58 km) N |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HORSHAM |
| Postcode district | RH13 |
| Dialling code | 01403 |
| Police | Sussex |
| Fire | West Sussex |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | http://www.cowfold-pc.gov.uk/ |
Cowfold is a village and civil parish between Billingshurst and Haywards Heath in the Horsham District of West Sussex, England. The village is at the intersection of the A272 and A281 roads. The parish has a land area of 1926 hectares (4756 acres). In the 2001 census 1,864 people lived in 729 households, of whom 987 were economically active. The population at the 2011 Census had risen to 1,904[2]
The village has a shop, café, beauty salon, hairdressers and barbers. The 'Hare and Hounds' pub is also to the south of the village. The thirteenth-century Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saint Peter. At Parkminster, formerly Picknoll Farm, is St. Hugh's Charterhouse, Parkminster, the only post-Reformation Carthusian monastery in the United Kingdom.[3] An Éolienne Bollée there has been restored.
Sport
Cowfold F.C. participate in the West Sussex Premier League, in tier 11 of the English football league system.
References
- ^ a b "2001 Census: West Sussex – Population by Parish" (PDF). West Sussex County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 8, 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- ^ "Cowfold Overview". Cowfold Parish Council. Archived from the original on January 5, 2009. Retrieved 13 April 2009.
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External links
Media related to Cowfold at Wikimedia Commons
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