Albourne is a village

Village

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 and civil parish

Civil parish

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 in the Mid Sussex

Mid Sussex

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 district of West Sussex

West Sussex

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, England

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. It lies just off the A23 road

A23 road

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 three miles (4.8 km) east of Henfield

Henfield

Henfield is a large village and civil parish in the Horsham District of West Sussex, England. It lies south of London, northwest of Brighton, and east northeast of the county town of Chichester at the road junction of the A281 and A2037. The parish has a land area of . In the 2001 census 5,012...

. The parish has a land area of 772.9 hectares (1909 acres). In the 2001 census 600 people lived in 234 households, of whom 321 were economically active.

The village is home to a number of old and historic buildings, such as Gallops (an old timber building, and the oldest building in the village), and The Pound now owned by Brighton & Hove Albion footballer Gareth Nelson, which was used to impound straying animals. Both buildings were built in the 17th century. There is also the church of St. Bartholomew.

The village has a golf course, a riding school and a country club.