Official Name: | Slaugham |
Country: | England |
Civil Parish: | Slaugham |
Region: | South East England |
Static Image Name: | Slaugham.JPG |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 24.32 |
Population: | 2,226 |
Population Ref: | 2001 Census 2,769 (2011 Census)[2] |
Population Density: | 92/km2 |
Os Grid Reference: | TQ257281 |
Coordinates: | 51.0387°N -0.2082°W |
Post Town: | HAYWARDS HEATH |
Postcode Area: | RH |
Postcode District: | RH17 |
Dial Code: | 01444 |
Post Town1: | CRAWLEY |
Postcode Area1: | RH |
Postcode District1: | RH11 |
Dial Code1: | 01293 |
Constituency Westminster: | Horsham |
London Distance: | N |
Shire District: | Mid Sussex |
Shire County: | West Sussex |
Website: | http://www.slaughampc.org.uk/ |
Slaugham is a village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England. It is located to the south of Crawley, on the A23 road to Brighton. The civil parish covers an area of 2432ha. At the 2001 census it had a population of 2,226 persons of whom 1,174 were economically active. At the 2011 Census the parish included the villages of Handcross and Warninglid and had a population of 2,769.[2] In addition the parish contains the settlement of Pease Pottage.
St Mary's Church is a Grade II* listed building dating mostly from the 12th and 13th centuries and is situated opposite Slaugham's village green. It serves all four villages.[3] Church Covert wood off Staplefied Road is managed by the Woodland Trust.[4]