Cowfold

Coordinates: 50°59′23″N 0°16′21″W / 50.98975°N 0.27256°W / 50.98975; -0.27256

Cowfold
Cowfold  Cowfold shown within West Sussex
Area	19.26 km2 (7.44 sq mi) [1]
Population	1,864 [1] 2001 Census
- Density	97 /km2 (250 /sq mi)
OS grid reference	TQ213225
- London	36 miles (58 km) N
Parish	Cowfold
District	Horsham
Shire county	West Sussex
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HORSHAM
Postcode district	RH13
Dialling code	01403
Police	Sussex
Fire	West Sussex
Ambulance	South East Coast
EU Parliament	South East England
UK Parliament	Horsham
Website	http://www.cowfold-pc.gov.uk/
List of places: UK • England • West Sussex

Cowfold is a village and civil parish between Billingshurst and Haywards Heath in the Horsham District of West Sussex, England, located at the intersection of the A272 and A281 roads. The parish has a land area of 1926 hectares (4756 acres). In the 2001 census 1,864 people lived in 729 households, of whom 987 were economically active.

The village has two pubs and some shops. The thirteenth century Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saint Peter. At Parkminster, formerly Picknoll Farm, is St. Hugh's Charterhouse, Parkminster, the only post-Reformation Carthusian monastery in the United Kingdom.^[2] An Éolienne Bollée there has been restored.

Sport

Cowfold F.C. participate in the West Sussex Premier League, in tier 11 of the English football league system.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "2001 Census: West Sussex – Population by Parish". West Sussex County Council. http://www.westsussex.gov.uk/communityandliving/census2001/pop_parish_summary.pdf. Retrieved 12 April 2009. 
2. ^ "Cowfold Overview". Cowfold Parish Council. http://www.cowfold-pc.gov.uk/content/1_General.asp. Retrieved 13 April 2009. ^{[dead link]}

External links

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