Burgess Hill

Burgess Hill
Looking up Church Walk, a pedestrianised shopping area
Burgess Hill is located in West Sussex
Burgess Hill
Burgess Hill
Location within West Sussex
Area9.47 km2 (3.66 sq mi) [1]
Population30,635 [1] 2011 census
• Density3,042/km2 (7,880/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTQ317187
• London62 km (39 mi) N
Civil parish
  • Burgess Hill
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBURGESS HILL
Postcode districtRH15
Dialling code01444
PoliceSussex
FireWest Sussex
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
UK Parliament
WebsiteTown Council
List of places
UK
England
West Sussex
50°57′13″N 0°07′34″W / 50.9535°N 0.1262°W / 50.9535; -0.1262

Burgess Hill (/ˌbɜːdʒəs ˈhɪl/ ⓘ) is a town and civil parish in West Sussex, England, close to the border with East Sussex, on the edge of the South Downs National Park, 39 mi (63 km) south of London, 10 mi (16 km) north of Brighton and Hove, and 29 mi (47 km) northeast of the county town, Chichester. It had an area of 3.7 sq mi (9.6 km2) and a population of 30,635 at the 2011 Census, making it the fourth most populous parish in the county (behind Crawley, Worthing and Horsham) and the most populous in the Mid Sussex District.[3] Other nearby towns include Haywards Heath to the northeast and Lewes, the county town of East Sussex, to the southeast.

Burgess Hill is just on the West Sussex side of the border dividing the two counties, although parts of the World's End district are across the county boundary in the Lewes district of East Sussex.[4][5] On its northwest border of the Bedelands Farm Nature Reserve.

Burgess Hill is twinned with Schmallenberg in Germany and Abbeville in France.[6]

  1. ^ a b "2001 Census: West Sussex – Population by Parish" (PDF). West Sussex County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2009.
  2. ^ "Lewes District Council:Rubbish Collection Day Search". Lewes District Council. Retrieved 18 October 2009. [dead link‍]
  3. ^ "Mid Sussex, Facts and Figures" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 February 2009.
  4. ^ South East Plan: Response by Burgess Hill Town Council (Report). Burgess Hill Town Council. June 2006. Archived from the original on 25 October 2007. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
  5. ^ Moffatt, Susan (22 January 2007). Draft South East Plan: Examination in Public Statement by Lewes District Council (Sub-matter 8G Gatwick Area) (Report). Lewes District Council. Archived from the original on 24 October 2007. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
  6. ^ "Town Twinning". Burgess Hill Town Council. Retrieved 13 January 2023.