Warnham | |
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St Margaret's Church Grade I listed |
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Warnham Park at Warnham Court |
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Warnham shown within West Sussex | |
Area | 19.80 km2 (7.64 sq mi) |
Population | 1,958 2001 Census 2,068 (2011 Census) |
• Density | 99/km2 (260/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | TQ158337 |
• London | 30 miles (48 km) NNE |
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District | |
Shire county | |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | HORSHAM |
Postcode district | RH12 |
Dialling code | 01403 |
Police | Sussex |
Fire | West Sussex |
Ambulance | South East Coast |
EU Parliament | South East England |
UK Parliament | |
Website | http://www.warnham.info/ |
Warnham is a village and civil parish in the Horsham district of West Sussex, England. The village is centred 2 miles (3.2 km) NNW of Horsham, 31 miles (50 km) from London, to the west of the A24 road. Other named settlements within the parish include the hamlets of Goosegreen, Kingsfold and Winterfold as well as parts of Strood Green and Rowhook. The area is in the northwest of the Weald, a gently sloped remnant forest in southeast England and largely a plain by erosion.
The parish has a land area of 1980 hectares (4892 acres). In the 2001 census 1958 people lived in 784 households, of whom 935 were economically active. At the 2011 Census the population was 2,068.
The Anglican parish church, dedicated to St. Margaret was built in the 14th century, but contains substantial later additions. St Margaret's is host to monuments belonging to at least three influential families, the Durford, the Lucas and the Shelley family.
Formerly Hollands Manor,Warnham Court built in ashlar was built for Henry Tredcroft in 1828. Warnham Court School until August 1996 occupied the building, set in the listed Warnham Park immediately southeast of the village, with extensions and outbuildings by architect Arthur William Blomfield and his son Sir Arthur Blomfield. The park grounds were laid out from the early 1830s, developed in the mid and late 19th century by the landscape designer Edward Milner and his son Henry, and later with a pinetum by Harry J. Veitch. Extended with a wild garden in the early 20th century, the gardens are surrounded by a 19th-century park.