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词条 Washington, West Sussex
释义

  1. Landmarks

  2. Notable people

  3. References

  4. External links

{{Other places3|Washington (disambiguation)}}{{Infobox UK place
| official_name=Washington
| country=England
| civil_parish=Washington
| region=South East England
| static_image_name=St Mary's, Washington, West Sussex.jpg
| static_image_caption= St Mary's Church
| area_footnotes=[1]
| area_total_km2 =12.76
| population = 1,930
| population_ref = [1] 2001 Census
1,867 (2011 Census)[2]
| population_density= {{convert|151|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on}}
| os_grid_reference=TQ121127
| coordinates = {{coord|50.90298|-0.40634|display=inline,title}}
| post_town=PULBOROUGH
| postcode_area=RH
| postcode_district=RH20
| dial_code=01903
| constituency_westminster=Arundel and South Downs
| london_distance={{convert|43|mi}} NNE
| shire_district=Horsham
| shire_county=West Sussex
| website=http://www.wpc.org.uk/

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.

Landmarks

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.[3]

Notable people

  • John Ireland lived in a converted windmill in Washington for the final years of his life and died there.[4]

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.westsussex.gov.uk/communityandliving/census2001/pop_parish_summary.pdf |title=2001 Census: West Sussex – Population by Parish |publisher=West Sussex County Council |accessdate=12 April 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608075926/http://www.westsussex.gov.uk/communityandliving/census2001/pop_parish_summary.pdf |archivedate=8 June 2011 |df= }}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11130190&c=Washington&d=16&e=62&g=6474312&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1475579396766&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|accessdate=4 October 2016|publisher=Office for National Statistics |work=Neighbourhood Statistics}}
3. ^{{cite paper|title=SSSI Citation — Chanctonbury Hill |publisher=Natural England |url=http://www.english-nature.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1004144.pdf |format=PDF |accessdate=4 April 2009}}
4. ^{{cite book|first=Don Michael|last=Randel|title=The Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jEGpMqRcQjIC|year=1996|publisher=Harvard University Press|isbn=978-0-674-37299-3|page=407}}

External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20051221151539/http://www.footstepsphotos.co.uk/Sussex/ssxp13.htm includes photograph of church]
  • Official Website Of The Washington Parish Council
{{commons category|Washington, West Sussex}}{{Horsham}}

2 : Horsham District|Villages in West Sussex

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