| Official Name: | Washington |
| Country: | England |
| Civil Parish: | Washington |
| Region: | South East England |
| Static Image Name: | St Mary's, Washington, West Sussex.jpg |
| Static Image Caption: | St Mary's Church |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 12.76 |
| Population: | 1,930 |
| Population Ref: | 2001 Census 1,867 (2011 Census)[2] |
| Population Density: | 151/km2 |
| Os Grid Reference: | TQ121127 |
| Coordinates: | 50.903°N -0.4063°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.wpc.org.uk/ |
Washington is a village and civil parish in the Horsham District of West Sussex, England. It is located 5miles west of Steyning and 3miles east of Storrington on the A24 between Horsham and Worthing. The parish covers an area of 1276ha. In the 2001 census 1,930 people lived in 703 households, of whom 820 were economically active. At the 2011 Census the population of the civil parish was 1,867.[2]
The village lies at the foot of the South Downs escarpment. The Anglican parish church is dedicated to St Mary. There is one pub, the Frankland Arms, a primary school and a village hall with an adjoining sports field. The hamlet named Rock lies to the north of the A283 road.
Chanctonbury Ring, a hill fort based ring of trees atop Chanctonbury Hill on the South Downs, lies on the border of the parish and the neighbouring parish of Wiston. Chanctonbury Hill is a Site of Special Scientific Interest as an uncommon woodland type on a chalk escarpment, providing habitat for many species including the protected Great Crested Newt.[3]