Washington, Sussex

Washington
St Mary's Church
Washington Washington shown within West Sussex
Area	12.76 km2 (4.93 sq mi)
Population	1,930 2001 Census 1,867 (2011 Census)
• Density	151/km2 (390/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TQ121127
• London	43 miles (69 km) NNE
Civil parish	Washington
District	Horsham
Shire county	West Sussex
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	PULBOROUGH
Postcode district	RH20
Dialling code	01903
Police	Sussex
Fire	West Sussex
Ambulance	South East Coast
EU Parliament	South East England
UK Parliament	Arundel and South Downs
Website	http://www.wpc.org.uk/
List of places UK England West Sussex 50°54′11″N 0°24′23″W / 50.90298°N 0.40634°W / 50.90298; -0.40634Coordinates: 50°54′11″N 0°24′23″W / 50.90298°N 0.40634°W / 50.90298; -0.40634

Washington is a village and civil parish in the Horsham District of West Sussex, England. It is located five miles (8 km) west of Steyning and three miles (4.8 km) east of Storrington on the A24 between Horsham and Worthing. The parish covers an area of 1,276 hectares (3,150 acres). In the 2001 census 1,930 people lived in 703 households, of whom 820 were economically active. At the 2011 Census the population of the civil parish was 1,867.

The village lies at the foot of the South Downs escarpment. The Anglican parish church is dedicated to St Mary. There is one pub, the Frankland Arms, a primary school and a village hall with an adjoining sports field. The hamlet named Rock lies to the north of the A283 road.

Chanctonbury Ring, a hill fort based ring of trees atop Chanctonbury Hill on the South Downs, lies on the border of the parish and the neighbouring parish of Wiston. Chanctonbury Hill is a Site of Special Scientific Interest as an uncommon woodland type on a chalk escarpment, providing habitat for many species including the protected Great Crested Newt.