Rusper
| Rusper | ||
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Shire county | ||
| Region | ||
| Country | England | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
| Post town | HORSHAM | |
| Postcode district | RH12 | |
| Dialling code | 01293 | |
| Police | Sussex | |
| Fire | West Sussex | |
| Ambulance | South East Coast | |
| UK Parliament | ||
Rusper is a
Horsham District of West Sussex, England. It lies 4.1 miles (6.6 km) north of the town of Horsham and 4.2 miles (6.8 km) west of Crawley. Rusper is the centre of Rusper Parish which covers most of the northern area between Horsham and Crawley. Rusper is governed by the Horsham District Council based in Horsham. The parish population at the 2001 census was 1,389 people.[1]
It has a range of local services (mainly located on the High Street) such as a village shop and post office, a residential care home, a park, a church, a recreational sports area consisting of a Football pitch and two Tennis courts (one with basketball hoops), a hotel, two pubs The Plough and The Star, a village hall, and Rusper Primary School, built in 1872.
Rusper is close to
London Gatwick Airport, which is only five miles away and lies under the flight path. It is on the watershed between the River Arun to the west and the River Mole
to the east, with predominantly weald clay soils.
Benedictine
nuns, was established in the parish c.1200.
The Parish Church of St Mary Magdalene is a
Consistory Court in January 1920. He stayed there another thirteen years.[citation needed
]
Ridge Farm Studio was a residential recording studio, from 1975 to 2003.
References
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ Historic England. "The Parish Church of St Mary Magdalene (Grade I) (1026946)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
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