Worth is either a civil parish in the

Mid Sussex District Mid Sussex is a local government district in the English non-metropolitan county of West Sussex, within the historic county of Sussex. It contains the towns of East Grinstead, Haywards Heath and Burgess Hill. The district was created on 1 A ...

West Sussex West Sussex is a county in South East England on the English Channel coast. The ceremonial county comprises the shire districts of Adur, Arun, Chichester, Horsham, and Mid Sussex, and the boroughs of Crawley and Worthing. Covering an ...

, or a distinct but historically related village in Crawley.

Civil parish

Worth is a civil parish in the

, a county in southeast England. It includes the villages of Copthorne and

Crawley Down Crawley Down is a small village in the Mid Sussex district of West Sussex, England. There is one church, one school, and a number of social groups. It lies seven miles from Gatwick Airport. The next nearest railway stations are Three Bridges an ...

, and covers an area of . The population at the time of the 2001 census was 9,888. In the 2011 census it had increased to 10,378. The parish of Worth was one of the larger West Sussex parishes, encompassing the entire area along the West Sussex/ Surrey border between the town of Crawley, east of its High Street, and East Grinstead. The creation of

Turners Hill Turners Hill is a village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England. The civil parish covers an area of , and has a population of 1,849 (2001 census) increasing to 1,919 at the 2011 Census. The village is located three ...

civil parish brought Worth to a third of its original size. Despite their names, neither

Worth Abbey The Abbey of Our Lady, Help of Christians, commonly known as Worth Abbey, is a community of Roman Catholic monks who follow the Rule of St Benedict near Turners Hill village, in West Sussex, England. Founded in 1933, the abbey is part of the En ...

, an English Benedictine monastery, nor

Worth School Worth may refer to: Places In the United States: *Worth, Georgia *Worth County, Georgia *Worth, Illinois *Worth Township, Cook County, Illinois *Worth Township, Woodford County, Illinois *Worth Township, Indiana *Worth Township, Michigan *Worth, ...

are located in the modern Worth civil parish. They are in what is now Turners Hill civil parish.

Village

Worth village is now an area within the neighbourhood of

Pound Hill Pound Hill is one of 14 neighbourhoods within the town of Crawley in West Sussex, England. Pound Hill is located on the east of Crawley. It is bordered by Three Bridges and Manor Royal to the west and Maidenbower to the south. It is the larg ...

in the

borough A borough is an administrative division in various English-speaking countries. In principle, the term ''borough'' designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely. History In the Middle A ...

of Crawley. It was formerly a separate village, and its name is still used for the civil parish in which it was originally situated. Worth village has Saxon origins:

Worth Church Worth may refer to: Places In the United States: *Worth, Georgia *Worth County, Georgia *Worth, Illinois *Worth Township, Cook County, Illinois *Worth Township, Woodford County, Illinois *Worth Township, Indiana *Worth Township, Michigan *Worth, ...

still retains its Saxon floor plan. The

Wealden iron industry The Wealden iron industry was located in the Weald of south-eastern England. It was formerly an important industry, producing a large proportion of the bar iron made in England in the 16th century and most British cannon until about 1770. Iron ...

flourished here in the 17th and 18th centuries. The coming of the railway in 1855 brought more employment to the area, but the line closed in 1967. The place appears under Surrey in the Domesday book, with the old spelling "Orðe" (pronounced with a silent initial 'w' as in 'one', and including the Saxon letter ' ð' which sounds a soft 'th'. The Domesday book's entries for Sussex, by comparison, list Worthing as "Ordinges" and Petworth as "Peteorde"). With the creation of Crawley New Town, Worth village became part of it, in the

ward; the title of the ward was changed in 2004 to ''Pound Hill South and Worth''. It is common for signposts to be altered to use the Worth name instead of Pound Hill by local residents. The ecclesiastical parish, part of the

Diocese of Chichester The Diocese of Chichester is a Church of England diocese based in Chichester, covering Sussex. It was founded in 681 as the ancient Diocese of Selsey, which was based at Selsey Abbey, until the see was translated to Chichester in 1075. The cath ...

, maintains the distinction, and is formally entitled "The Parish of Worth, Maidenbower and Pound Hill." Worth Park House, a large country house, once stood on the Milton Mount housing estate, now part of

Pound Hill, Crawley Pound Hill is one of 14 neighbourhoods within the town of Crawley in West Sussex, England. Pound Hill is located on the east of Crawley. It is bordered by Three Bridges and Manor Royal to the west and Maidenbower to the south. It is the larges ...

. The house was home to Sir Joseph Montefiore and his family. The gardens have recently been restored.

References

External links

Crawley Down website
{{authority control Areas of Crawley Mid Sussex District