Cuckfield

Cuckfield
Cuckfield High Street
Cuckfield is located in West Sussex
Cuckfield
Cuckfield
Location within West Sussex
Area4.32 km2 (1.67 sq mi) [1]
Population3,266 [1] 2001 Census
3,500 (2011 Census)[2]
• Density757/km2 (1,960/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTQ305245
• London34 miles (55 km) N
Civil parish
  • Cuckfield
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHaywards Heath
Postcode districtRH17
Dialling code01444
PoliceSussex
FireWest Sussex
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
West Sussex
51°00′35″N 0°08′27″W / 51.0096°N 0.1407°W / 51.0096; -0.1407

Cuckfield (/ˈkʊkfiːld/ KUUK-feeld) is a village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England, on the southern slopes of the Weald. It lies 34 miles (55 km) south of London, 13 miles (21 km) north of Brighton, and 31 miles (50 km) east northeast of the county town of Chichester. Nearby towns include Haywards Heath to the southeast and Burgess Hill to the south. It is surrounded on the other sides by the parish of Ansty and Staplefield formerly known as Cuckfield Rural.

Aumale in Normandy has been a twin town since 1993[3] and Karlstadt in Bavaria since 1998.[4]

Cuckfield is known locally for its idiosyncratic system of mayoral voting; unlimited numbers of votes can be purchased for the price of one penny each, with the winner receiving the most votes.[5] The position is purely honorary and the money raised supports local charities.

  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 7 April 2009.
  2. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Aumale". Cuckfield village life online. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  4. ^ "Cuckfield European Association". Cuckfield Village life online. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  5. ^ "Unusual electoral systems". www.jdawiseman.com.