Horsted Keynes

Horsted Keynes
Horsted Keynes is located in West Sussex
Horsted Keynes
Horsted Keynes
Location within West Sussex
Area15.81 km2 (6.10 sq mi) [1]
Population1,586 2011 Census[2]
• Density95/km2 (250/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTQ387278
• London32 miles (51 km) N
Civil parish
  • Horsted Keynes
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHAYWARDS HEATH
Postcode districtRH17
Dialling code01825
PoliceSussex
FireWest Sussex
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
UK Parliament
Websitehttp://www.horstedkeynes.com/
List of places
UK
England
West Sussex
51°02′05″N 0°01′36″W / 51.0346°N 0.0267°W / 51.0346; -0.0267
View of the St Giles' Church, Horsted Keynes from the main road.

Horsted Keynes /knz/ KAYNZ[3] is a village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England. The village is about 5 miles (8 km) north east of Haywards Heath, in the Weald. The civil parish is largely rural, covering 1,581 hectares (3,910 acres). At the 2011 census, it had a population of 1,586,[2] increased from 1,507 in 2001.[1] The 0° meridian passes about 1 mile to the east of the village of Horsted Keynes.

  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 10 April 2009.
  2. ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Horsted Keynes (E04009989)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics.
  3. ^ "St Giles' Church". Retrieved 7 April 2023. The name of the village has been spelled in many different ways over the years but always pronounced CANES like the sticks you use to tie up plants in your garden.