Ashington, West Sussex Explained

Official Name:Ashington
Country:England
Civil Parish:Ashington
Region:South East England
Static Image Name:St Peter and St Paul's Church, Ashington - geograph.org.uk - 46919.jpg
Static Image Caption:St Peter and St Paul's Church
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:8.05
Population:2,351
Population Ref: 2001 Census
2,526 (2011 Census)[2]
Population Density:292/km2
Os Grid Reference:TQ131161
Coordinates:50.9337°N -0.3911°W
Post Town:PULBOROUGH
Postcode Area:RH
Postcode District:RH20
Dial Code:01903
Constituency Westminster:Arundel and South Downs
London Distance: NNE
Shire District:Horsham
Shire County:West Sussex
Website:http://www.ashingtonpc.org.uk/

Ashington is a village and civil parish in the Horsham District of West Sussex, England. It lies on the A24 road 3miles north-east of Storrington.

The parish has a land area of 805ha. In the 2001 census 2351 people lived in 905 households, of whom 1286 were economically active. The 2011 Census population was 2,526[2]

Amenities and transport

The ancient Anglican parish church is dedicated to St Peter and St Paul.

Ashington won two regional categories (Business and Community Life) in the Calor Village of the Year competition in 2001 and was the overall Southern region winner in 2003.[3]

Metrobus operate bus route 23 which links the village to Worthing, Horsham and Crawley.

Sport

Ashington Cougars has football teams from under 6 to under 16 and play in the Horsham and District Youth Football League. Starting in 1999, it attained Charter Development status with Sussex FA in 2009. In 2011 the club were a finalist in the Sussex "Sports Club of the Year" awards where it was recognised for its work in player and community development.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2001 Census: West Sussex – Population by Parish . West Sussex County Council . 12 April 2009 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110608075926/http://www.westsussex.gov.uk/communityandliving/census2001/pop_parish_summary.pdf . 8 June 2011 .
  2. Web site: Civil Parish population 2011. 27 September 2016. Office for National Statistics . Neighbourhood Statistics.
  3. http://www.villageoftheyear.org/england/index.htm Calor results website
  4. Web site: F A CHARTER STANDARD CLUBS . 10 January 2011 . The FA . 17 May 2011 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110720081458/http://www.sussexfa.com/NR/rdonlyres/FA98363D-A805-409E-83D8-60348E9E341B/0/FACHARTERSTANDARDCommDevrollofhonour12Nov09.pdf . 20 July 2011 .