Billingshurst

Not to be confused with Billinghurst, Argentina.
This article is about a place in England. For other uses, see Billingshurst (disambiguation).

Billingshurst
St Mary's Church
Billingshurst is located in West Sussex
Billingshurst
Billingshurst
Location within West Sussex
Area32.19 km2 (12.43 sq mi) [1]
Population8,232 (2011)[2]
• Density256/km2 (660/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTQ087259
• London36 miles (58 km) NNE
Civil parish
  • Billingshurst
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBILLINGSHURST
Postcode districtRH14
Dialling code01403
PoliceSussex
FireWest Sussex
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
UK Parliament
WebsiteBillingshurst Parish Council
List of places
UK
England
West Sussex
51°01′21″N 0°27′03″W / 51.0226°N 0.4508°W / 51.0226; -0.4508

Billingshurst is a small town and civil parish in the Horsham District of West Sussex, England. The village lies on the A29 road (the Roman Stane Street) at its crossroads with the A272, 6 miles (10 km) south-west of Horsham and 5.5 miles (9 km) north-east of Pulborough.

The civil parish has a land area of 7,952 acres (3,218 hectares) and at the 2001 Census had 2,677 households and a population of 6,531 people,[1] which increased to 8,232 at the 2011 Census.[2]

The High Street
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