Ansty and Staplefield

Ansty and Staplefield
Ansty and Staplefield is located in West Sussex
Ansty and Staplefield
Ansty and Staplefield
Location within West Sussex
Area38.69 km2 (14.94 sq mi) [1]
Population1,574 [1] 2001 Census
1,756 (2011 Census)[2]
• Density41/km2 (110/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTQ279241
• London35 miles (56 km) N
Civil parish
  • Ansty and Staplefield
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHAYWARDS HEATH
Postcode districtRH17
Dialling code01444
PoliceSussex
FireWest Sussex
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
UK Parliament
Websitehttp://www.anstystaplefield-pc.gov.uk/
List of places
UK
England
West Sussex
51°00′07″N 0°10′41″W / 51.002°N 0.178°W / 51.002; -0.178

Ansty and Staplefield, previously Cuckfield Rural,[3] is a civil parish in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England, covering an area from the north-west side of Burgess Hill, the whole lying around but mostly to the west of Cuckfield civil parish, from which it was created in 1894 under the Local Government Act 1894. It includes the settlements of Ansty in the south, Staplefield to the north-west and Brook Street to the north-east. It is the largest civil parish in West Sussex, covering an area of 3,869 hectares (14.94 sq mi), and has a population of 1574 (2001 Census), increasing to 1,756 at the 2011 Census.[2]

Landmarks include Borde Hill Garden, and Tyes Place, an historic mansion.

  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. ^ a b "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Minutes of a Meeting of Mid Sussex District Council" (PDF). Mid Sussex County Council. 15 October 2008. pp. 5 (item 70). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 May 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2009.