Albourne
Sign in to saveAlbourne is a village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex district of West Sussex, England. It lies just off the A23 road three miles (4.8 km) east of Henfield. The parish has a land area of 772.9 hectares (1909 acres). In the 2001 census 600 people lived in 234 households, of whom 321 were economically active. The population at the 2011 Census was 644. The name comes from an alder-lined stream, which is likely to have been the Cutler's Brook.
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Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Albourne
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.civil_parish
- Albourne
- UK place.region
- South East England
- UK place.static_image_name
- Albourne parish church.JPG
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Church of St. Bartholomew
- UK place.area_total_km2
- 7.73
- UK place.population
- 600
- UK place.population_ref
- 2001 Census 644 (2011 Census)
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- TQ264166
- UK place.post_town
- HASSOCKS
- UK place.postcode_area
- BN
- UK place.postcode_district
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Mid Sussex
- Population
- +644
- Area
- +7.73
- Official website
- www.visionwebsites.co.uk/Contents/Text/Index.asp?SiteId=317&SiteExtra=10959033&TopNavId=679&NavSideId=3454
- Image
- Albourne church.jpg
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Article
10 sectionsContents
- Notable buildings and areas
- The church of St. Bartholomew
- Truslers Hill Lane
- Albourne Place
- Cutler's Brook
- Shaves Wood
- Holmbush Wood
- East Wood
- References
- External links
Albourne is a village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex district of West Sussex, England. It lies just off the A23 road three miles (4.8 km) east of Henfield. The parish has a land area of 772.9 hectares (1909 acres). In the 2001 census 600 people lived in 234 households, of whom 321 were economically active. The population at the 2011 Census was 644. The name comes from an alder-lined stream, which is likely to have been the Cutler's Brook.
English inventor and father of the bicycle industry, James Starley (1830–1881), was born in Albourne.