Itchingfield
Encyclopedia
Itchingfield is a small village and civil parish
in the Horsham district
of West Sussex
, England
. It lies on the Barns Green
to Broadbridge Heath
road 2.7 miles (4.3 km) southwest of Horsham
.
The main settlement in the parish is Barns Green.
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
in the Horsham district
Horsham (district)
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....
of West Sussex
West Sussex
West Sussex is a county in the south of England, bordering onto East Sussex , Hampshire and Surrey. The county of Sussex has been divided into East and West since the 12th century, and obtained separate county councils in 1888, but it remained a single ceremonial county until 1974 and the coming...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It lies on the Barns Green
Barns Green
Barns Green is a village in the Horsham district of West Sussex, England. It lies on the Billingshurst to Itchingfield road north of Billingshurst. It is noted for the annual half marathon race of the same name, held around the end of October or beginning of November....
to Broadbridge Heath
Broadbridge Heath
-Notable residents:The poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, was born at Field Place, which stands about a mile to the north of the village.The bestselling novelist Georgette Heyer lived at the Swan Ken, Broadbridge Heath, for several months in 1931....
road 2.7 miles (4.3 km) southwest of Horsham
Horsham
Horsham is a market town with a population of 55,657 on the upper reaches of the River Arun in the centre of the Weald, West Sussex, in the historic County of Sussex, England. The town is south south-west of London, north-west of Brighton and north-east of the county town of Chichester...
.
The main settlement in the parish is Barns Green.