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Horsham District Council

Horsham District
Non-metropolitan district
Horsham shown within West Sussex
Horsham shown within West Sussex
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Constituent country England
Region South East England
Non-metropolitan county West Sussex
Status Non-metropolitan district
Admin HQ Horsham
Incorporated 1 April 1974
Government
 • Type Non-metropolitan district council
 • Body Horsham District Council
 • Leadership Leader & Cabinet (Conservative)
 • MPs Nick Herbert
Jeremy Quin
Area
 • Total 204.73 sq mi (530.26 km2)
Area rank 87th (of 326)
Population (mid-2016 est.)
 • Total 138,000
 • Rank 155th (of 326)
 • Density 670/sq mi (260/km2)
Time zone GMT (UTC0)
 • Summer (DST) BST (UTC+1)
Website www.horsham.gov.uk

Horsham is a local government district in West Sussex, England. Its council is based in Horsham. The district borders those of Crawley, Mid Sussex, Mole Valley, Chichester, Arun and Adur.

The district was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, by the merger of Horsham urban district along with Chanctonbury Rural District and Horsham Rural District.

On a Channel 4 television programme, the Horsham district was classed as the ninth best district to live in the United Kingdom.

Between the 2001 UK Census and the 2011 UK Census, the district's population grew by 7.4% from 122,300 to 131,300.

Within the Horsham District are the following civil parishes:

The Rikkyo School in England, a Japanese boarding school, is located in the Rudgwick community in Horsham District.


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