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About Bolney Village

Bolney is a village and parish in Mid Sussex, in the county of West Sussex, with approximately 1200 residents (1209 in the 2001 Census).

Geographically the Parish of Bolney lies virtually at the centre of the County of Sussex at the southern edge of the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). It is dissected neatly into four quarters by the north/south A23 London to Brighton road and east / west by the A272 which runs from Heathfield to Winchester. The main village lies in the north west section and is usually missed by the thousands of travellers who use these roads each day.

Bolney Village is set in an undulating landscape which, particularly to the east, provides an important visual background to the village. To the north, the village adjoins the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

The village has a charming semi-rural character derived from abundant trees and hedgerows, narrow sunken lanes and a wide variety of building styles and features.
There is some local employment, and facilities within the village include a part-time post office, a primary school, recreation ground and equipped children's play area, public houses, a village hall, church and chapel.

In recognition of the special architectural and historical interest of sections of the village, the local Planning Authority designated two parts of Bolney as Conservation Areas.

The Southern part of the village contains several listed buildings, including the Grade 1 Listed Church of St. Mary Magdalene with its Norman chancel and nave. The buildings which are arranged in an attractive manner around Bolney Street, together create a sense of enclosure and form an attractive entry to the village. The northern part of the village also contains a number of listed buildings.

The gradual decline in agriculture has lead to the village being primarily a rural dormitory village, with many inhabitants working in the nearby towns of Haywards Heath, Burgess Hill, Crawley, and Brighton. Easy access to the M23 and mainline station Haywards Heath to London Victoria result in many residents regularly commuting to either Gatwick Airport or London.

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