Sayers Common is a village

Village

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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

England

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. With Hurstpierpoint

Hurstpierpoint

Hurstpierpoint is a village in the Mid Sussex district of West Sussex, England. Together with Sayers Common it forms one of the Mid Sussex civil parishes, with an area of 2029.88 ha and a population of 6,264 persons....

 it forms one of the Mid Sussex parishes. It is located two miles (1.6km) west of Hurstpierpoint. Situated until the 1990s on the main London

London

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 to Brighton

Brighton

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 A23 road it has become a more popular residential village since being partially bypassed by the new A23

A23 road

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 road. It has some very old cottages at its heart, and also contains the Priory of Our Lady, a residential retreat. The parish has an area of 2029.88ha and a population of 6264 persons (2001 census).
The village has become well known in recent years as the location for one of the south easts largest car boot sale

Car boot sale

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s open most Sundays from March to October.