Ashurst, Sussex
| Ashurst | |
| Sussex | |
|---|---|
 St James's Church, Ashurst | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TQ179161 |
| Location: | 50°55’56"N, 0°19’22"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 226 (2011) |
| Post town: | Steyning |
| Postcode: | BN44 |
| Dialling code: | 01903 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Horsham |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Arundel and South Downs |
Ashurst is a village in Sussex, about two miles west of Henfield, and eleven miles south of Horsham on the B2135 road. The village is about half a mile west of the River Adur.
The parish church, St James, is of the 12th-century. Laurence Olivierlived in the village in his latter daysm and his funeral was held in this church.[1]
The local pub is the Fountain Inn.
The 2011 Census recorded the population as 279.
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