Welcome to Cowfold

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Introduction

Cowfold is a village and civil parish between Billingshurst and Haywards Heath in the Horsham District of West Sussex, England. The village is at the intersection of the A272 and A281 roads. The parish has a land area of 1926 hectare (4756 acres). In the 2001 census 1,864 people lived in 729 households, of whom 987 were economically active. The population at the 2011 Census had risen to 1,904.The village has a shop, café, Indian restaurant, beauty salon, hairdressers, barbers, VW motor service centre and lawn-mower shop. The 'Hare and Hounds' pub is also to the south of the village. The thirteenth-century Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saint Peter. At Parkminster, formerly Picknoll Farm, is St. Hugh's Charterhouse, Parkminster, the only post-Reformation Carthusian monastery in the United Kingdom. An Éolienne Bollée there has been restored.The village has Scout groups and Guide groups, which meet in the local scout hut on the playing field.

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Parish Information

Parish statistics

Area

1,926 hectares

Population

1,967 (2021)

Density

102 people/km2

Mean age

42.7

Ward

Cowfold, Shermanbury & West Grinstead

District

Horsham

Postcodes

RH13, RH17

ONS ID

E04009955


Council

Contact details for Cowfold Parish Council, including current councillors, precept data and election results.

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Education

View educational establishments in Cowfold Parish. Data includes OFSTED rating and current appointed governors.

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Business

Business directory listing local businesses operating within Cowfold Parish.

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Planning

View recent planning applications submitted for Cowfold Parish.

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Property

Price paid data for all property sold in Cowfold Parish since 2018. Includes average prices for each property type.

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Heritage

Local heritage sites, historic churches, heritage pubs plus local heritage initiatives for Cowfold Parish.

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Local News

Plans to build 35 homes in Sussex village approved by Horsham District Council

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Plans to build 35 homes in Sussex village approved by Horsham District Council

Published: 22nd Nov 2023