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1 History and Development

Horsham was mentioned in the Domesday Book.

The town has grown steadily over recent years to a population of over 30,000. This has been facilitated by the completion of both an inner and outer town bypass. The location of any new growth is the subject of debate.

1.1 Famous residents

2 Administration

Horsham is the largest town in the district of the same name. There is no town council for the town centre, however parish councils exist for some of the suburbs. The town is the administrative centre for Horsham district. The district is a two-tier area, thus the town also comes under the remit of West Sussex County Council.

3 Location and Transport

Horsham lies at the crossroads of three routes.

• the A24 north/south route from London and Dorking to Worthing
• the A264 / A29 north east to south west route from Crawley to Chichester
• the A281 north west to south east route from GuildfordSee also Guildford, Western Australia and Guildford, British Columbia. Guildford is the county town of Surrey, England, as well as being the seat for the borough of Guildford and the administrative headquarters of the South East England region. Being in a to BrightonThis article is about the English town; Brighton is also the name of several other places. Brighton in East Sussex is one of the largest and most famous seaside resorts in England. Brighton and Hove form a single conurbation but Brighton's lively atmosphe

The town has one main railway station, Horsham railway station , on the main 'Arun valley' line from Chichester to Crawley, Gatwick and London VictoriaVictoria station is a London Underground and railway station in London, in the City of Westminster. The eastern side, comprising platforms 1 8 services Kent, and the western side comprising platforms 9 19 is the terminus for lines running from Surrey and. Other services continue north to Dorking, Epsom and London Waterloo. There is also a station at Littlehaven in the north east of the town on the Crawley line.

Cyclists can reach Guildford and Shoreham via the Downs Link , an old railway line which passes through Southwater , just to the south of Horsham.

4 Town centre

Horsham town centre is focussed around a pedestrianised square called the Carfax. Two shopping centres, Piries Place and Swan Walk, are located off the Carfax. Close by are the two other principal shopping streets East street and the pedestrianised West street. A new shopping area and public square, the Forum, has recently been completed to the south of West street.

To the south of the Carfax is the Causeway. This quiet, undeveloped street leads to the town centre Anglican church St. Marys. Beyond the church is the River Arun and the town cricket field.

To the north of the Carfax is the large town park. The park has numerous football pitches, a wildlife pond and tennis courts. Various leisure facilities have been built on land around the park.