11 Facts About Burgess Hill

1.

Burgess Hill is just on the West Sussex side of the border dividing the two counties, although parts of the World's End district are across the county boundary in the Lewes district of East Sussex.

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2.

Burgess Hill is twinned with Schmallenberg in Germany and Abbeville in France.

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3.

Burgess Hill originated in the parishes of Clayton, Keymer, and Ditchling – all of them mentioned in the Domesday Book.

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4.

Burgess Hill is situated in the Sussex Weald, 10 miles north of Brighton, and about 4.

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5.

Burgess Hill is home to the offices of many national and international companies, many based at one of the four business parks in and around the town, organised by the Burgess Hill Business Parks Association.

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6.

Chapel Farm House and Walnut Tree Cottages on Fairplace Burgess Hill are on medieval sites and the present buildings date from the late Tudor period, as do Pollards Farm and Freckborough Manor House on the eastern boundary of the town.

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7.

The B2112 runs east of Burgess Hill, going north–south, and both the B2036 and the B2113 pass through the town heading north–south and west–east respectively.

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8.

Burgess Hill is served by Downlands Community School in nearby Hassocks and Warden Park Secondary Academy in Cuckfield.

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9.

Burgess Hill is home to the International Bible Training Institute which founded Mid-Sussex Christian Centre, formally Burgess Hill Pentecostal Church.

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10.

Burgess Hill is one of the few towns to retain an independent cinema.

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11.

Burgess Hill has a Symphony Orchestra, which draws its members from Burgess Hill and the surrounding area.

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