Ashington is a
village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred ...
and
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...
in the
Horsham District of
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 ...
, England. It lies on the
A24 road 3 miles (4.8 km) northeast of
Storrington.
The parish has a land area of 805 hectares (1989 acres). In the 2001 census 2351 people lived in 905 households, of whom 1286 were economically active. The 2011 Census population was 2,526
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
The Calor Village of the Year comprised 4 annual competitions organised by gas provider Calor to identify the villages that best met the following criteria: "a well-balanced, pro-active, caring community which has made the best of local opportun ...
competition in 2001 and was the overall Southern region winner in 2003.
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. Started in 1999 it has grown into a successful club attaining Charter Development status with Sussex FA in 2009, one of only 14 clubs in the whole of Sussex. 2011 saw the club become a finalist in the Sussex "Sports Club of the Year" awards where it was recognised for its work in player and community development.
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Villages in West Sussex
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