Billingshurst
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| Billingshurst shown within West Sussex | |
| Area | 32.19 km2 (12.43 sq mi) |
| Population | 6,531 2001 Census 8,232 (2011 Census) |
| • Density | 203/km2 (530/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TQ087259 |
| • London | 36 miles (58 km) NNE |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BILLINGSHURST |
| Postcode district | RH14 |
| Dialling code | 01403 |
| Police | Sussex |
| Fire | West Sussex |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
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| Website | http://www.billingshurst.gov.uk/ |
Billingshurst is a village and civil parish in the Horsham District of West Sussex, England. The village lies 8 miles (13 km) south-west of Horsham, and 5.6 miles (9 km) north-east of Pulborough.
Billingshurst is located on the A29 road (the Roman Stane Street), at a point where the A272 road forms a crossroads with it. The civil parish has a land area of 7,952 acres (3,219 hectares). In the 2001 census 6,531 people lived in 2,677 households, of whom 3,451 were economically active. At the 2011 Census the population had increased to 8,232.
The village's name probably came from Anglo-Saxon Billinges hyrst = "Billa's son's wooded hill".
The village has a secondary school and a sixth form college, known together as The Weald School. Billingshurst Primary School (formerly two separate infant and junior schools, until a decision was taken in 2009 and implemented in 2010 to combine them into one) is situated near to The Weald.
The Weald School site contains a leisure centre with swimming pool and gym which is open to the public. A new sports area, Jubilee Fields, contains football pitches, two cricket pitches and pavilion, a fishing lake, and an exercise (trim trail) path. In the last year a new skatepark has also been added. Other facilities in the village include a tennis club and a lawn bowling club.
Billingshurst lies on the junction of the A29 and the A272 which are routes to Petworth, Petersfield, Haywards Heath, Pulborough and Bognor Regis.
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