Warnham
| Warnham | |
| Sussex | |
|---|---|
 St Margaret's Church | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TQ158337 |
| Location: | 51°5’29"N, 0°20’48"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 2,068 (2011) |
| Post town: | Horsham |
| Postcode: | RH12 |
| Dialling code: | 01403 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Horsham |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Horsham |
| Website: | warnham.info |
Warnham is a village in the north of Sussex, centred two miles north of Horsham, to the west of the A24 road. Other named settlements within the parish include such hamlets as Goosegreen, Kingsfold and Winterfold as well as parts of Strood Green and Rowhook. The area is in the north-west of the Weald.
The 2011 Census recorded a population of 2,068.
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History
The parish church, St Margaret's, was built in the 14th century, but contains substantial later additions.[1]
St Margaret's holds monuments belonging to at least three influential families, the Durford, the Lucas and the Shelley family. The church is a Grade I listed building.[2]
About the village
Warnham has a number of shops, including a village store and butcher, two pubs The Sussex Oak and The Greets Inn, a primary school and Warnham railway station lies nearly a mile away from the village, on the Sutton & Mole Valley Lines. The station was built primarily for the brick works, which had some sidings until recently. The adjacent level crossing is now permanently closed except for pedestrians and cyclists.
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Warnham Railway Station
Warnham Welcome Sign
The Greets Inn
Warnham Village Green
Warnham Manor
Warnham Court
Formerly Hollands Manor, Warnham Court built in ashlar was built for Henry Tredcroft in 1828. It is a Grade II listed building
The building was Warnham Court School until August 1996 [3] occupied the building, set in the listed Warnham Park immediately southeast of the village, with extensions and outbuildings by architect Arthur William Blomfield and his son Sir Arthur Blomfield.
The park grounds were laid out from the early 1830s, developed in the mid- and late 19th century by a landscape designer, and later with a pinetum by Harry J. Veitch. Extended with a wild garden in the early 20th century, the gardens are surrounded by a 19th-century park.
Field Place
The early 19th-century poet and Romanticist Percy Bysshe Shelley, husband of Mary Shelley was born at Field Place, a broad-fronted country house set on an estate/working farm, and was baptised there in 1792. Field Place is a Grade I listed building.[4] As a child he rode every day for lessons with Reverend Edwards, Warnham's vicar and was visited by his cousin Thomas Medwin.[5]
Outside links
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References
- ↑ A Church Near You profile. The Church of England.
- ↑ National Heritage List 1026877: The Parish Church of St Margaret (Grade I listing)
- ↑ School Histories - Closed - Aug. 1, 1996
- ↑ National Heritage List 1026916: Field Place (Grade I listing)
- ↑ Thomas Medwin, The Life of Percy Bysshe Shelley, London Press, (1847)
