Ashington is a
village
A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...
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. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
in the
Horsham District
Horsham is a local government district in West Sussex, England. It is named after the town of Horsham, which is its largest settlement and where the council is based. The district also includes the surrounding rural area and contains many villa ...
of
West Sussex
West Sussex is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Surrey to the north, East Sussex to the east, the English Channel to the south, and Hampshire to the west. The largest settlement is Cr ...
, England. It lies on the
A24 road north-east of
Storrington
Storrington is a town and former civil parish, now in the parish of Storrington and Sullington, in the Horsham district of West Sussex, England. Storrington lies at the foot of the north side of the South Downs. it had a population of around 6 ...
.
The parish has a land area of . 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
Anglicanism, also known as Episcopalianism in some countries, is a Western Christianity, Western Christian tradition which developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the ...
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 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. Starting in 1999, it attained Charter Development status with Sussex FA in 2009. In 2011 the club were 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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