Turners Hill
| Turners Hill | |
| Sussex | |
|---|---|
 St Leonard's Church | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TQ341355 |
| Location: | 51°6’13"N, 0°5’7"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 1,919 (2011) |
| Post town: | Crawley |
| Postcode: | RH10 |
| Dialling code: | 01342 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Mid Sussex |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Horsham |
Turners Hill is a village in the north of Sussex: it is found The village is located three miles south-west of East Grinstead, four miles south-east of Crawley, and stands on a steep ridge line at one of the highest points (580 feet above sea level) of the High Weald, where two historically important routes, the B2110 and B2028, cross.
The 2011 census recorded a population of 1,919.
Churches
The Church of England parish church, St Leonard's, stands is on a ridge of the hill.
St Leonard's was built in 1895-1897 by Lacy Ridge, with porches and the rock-faced tower added by Sir Aston Webb in 1923. The stained glass windows are all by Charles Eamer Kempe. The reredos seems to be a composite of salvaged pieces from different sources.[1][2]
The Free Church building dates from 1906 and replaced a church on the same site formed in 1824 by members of Zion Chapel in East Grinstead and the Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion.[3]
The village
In the centre is the village green which, together with the shops, the Crown pub and the Free Church, form the focal point.
The village has two pubs, the Crown and the Red Lion. Facilities for football, netball, five-a-side and tennis are available on the large recreation ground while the cricket club now has its own ground. There is a |Victorian primary school, Turners Hill Church of England primary school, which has recently been extended, and has a wind turbine. Pupils usually move to Imberhorne School after year six. A community centre, The Ark, and parish council facilities involving a village housing scheme has been built adjacent to the recreation ground.
The area to the north of the cross-roads represents the major residential development in recent years while the older parts of the village, and in particular Lion Lane, have retained their historic character. Many buildings date from the 17th and 18th centuries.
Sport
- Football: Turners Hill and Turners Hill reserves.
Football is often played at the recreation ground (always called "the rec or the ark" by villagers) for fun as well as by all three teams. There is a traditional rivalry with the nearest village Crawley Down. The rec also holds events such as the annual village fair.
The village is known as one of the hardest sections of the London to Brighton bike ride, perhaps second only to Ditchling Beacon, and every year causes severe congestion.
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References
- ↑ Nikolaus Pevsner: The Buildings of England: Sussex, 1965 Penguin Books ISBN 978-0-300-09677-4page 271
- ↑ National Heritage List 1354925: St Leonard's Church (Grade II listing)
- ↑ Elleray, D. Robert (2004). Sussex Places of Worship. Worthing: Optimus Books. p. 52. ISBN 0-9533132-7-1.