Slaugham Explained

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]

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  1. Web site: 2001 Census: West Sussex – Population by Parish . West Sussex County Council . 10 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. 29 September 2016. Office for National Statistics . Neighbourhood Statistics.
  3. Web site: A History of the County of Sussex: Volume 7 – The Rape of Lewes. Parishes: Slaugham. Salzman. L. F. . 1940. Victoria County History of Sussex. British History Online. 181–186. 25 March 2010.
  4. Web site: Church Covert, Slaugham . Woodland Trust . 13 August 2020.