Lower Beeding
Lower Beeding | ||
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Shire county | ||
Region | ||
Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | HORSHAM | |
Postcode district | RH13 | |
Dialling code | 01403 | |
Police | Sussex | |
Fire | West Sussex | |
Ambulance | South East Coast | |
UK Parliament | ||
Lower Beeding is a
Newhaven
.
In the early 13th century the monks of Sele Priory (St Peter's Church, Upper Beeding) began a mission to the area of St Leonard's Forest near Horsham, and established a small mission base, naming it Lower Beeding. Despite being some 10 miles (16 km) away, Lower Beeding remained a part of (Upper) Beeding parish until Victorian times. The existence of Lower Beeding led to differentiation in the name of the original Beeding in some medieval sources, adding the 'Upper'.
A local landmark is
Leonardslee Gardens
, between Lower Beeding village and Crabtree; the gardens were closed to the public in 2010 but reopened in April 2019.
The South Lodge Hotel in Lower Beeding was the venue for the 2009 G20 Summit meeting of finance ministers.[3]
Newells Preparatory School, in the village until 1968, is today at Handcross and part of Brighton College.
References
- ^ a b "2001 Census: West Sussex – Population by Parish" (PDF). West Sussex County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ Telegraph report on G20 finance meeting Retrieved 25 May 2009
External links
- Media related to Lower Beeding at Wikimedia Commons
- Lower Beeding web site