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**Southwater**
	Southwater
	; Southwater ; Southwater shown within West Sussex
Area	14.00 km2 (5.41 sq mi)
Population	10,025 2001 Census
- Density	716 /km2 (1,850 /sq mi)
OS grid reference	TQ156262
- London	34 miles (55 km) NNE
Parish	Southwater
District	Horsham
Shire county	West Sussex
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HORSHAM
Postcode district	RH13
Dialling code	01403
Police	Sussex
Fire	West Sussex
Ambulance	South East Coast
EU Parliament	South East England
UK Parliament	Horsham
Website	www.southwater-village.co.uk/
	List of places: UK • England • West Sussex

Coordinates: 51°01′26″N 0°21′09″W / 51.02379°N 0.35256°W / 51.02379; -0.35256

Southwater is a large village and civil parish in the Horsham District of West Sussex, England with a population of roughly 10,000. The village is administered from the Horsham District Council Offices. Much of the population of Southwater originated from the brick industry which thrived in the clay-pits until the 1980s. Following the closure of the brickworks, there was a project implemented to transform the area into a country park, which now stands as one of the major family attractions in the district.

Recently, the Southwater Village Centre has been renewed at a cost of £25 million, and the investment has attracted substantial local business interest, including the nationwide giant Co-Operative Plc. The area now has a library, post office, mini-supermarket, bank, hairdressing facilities, a new pub, a florist and a bicycle shop.

Southwater has two more traditional pubs, the Hen and Chicken and the Cock Inn. A new shopping square opened in December 2006. A new pub, the Lintot opened soon after.

The village has always struggled in terms of leisure facilities, but has the Southwater Leisure Centre on Pevensey Road. The village boasts football, cricket, tennis, badminton, bowls, baseball and netball teams, who all compete at either a local or countywide level. Some of these teams are operated from Southwater Sports Club, located up Church Lane, opposite the church. For the more adventurous, the country park is able to offer facilities for sailing and canoeing, and in addition kids can be entertained at the adventure playground. For those interested in cycling and walking, the country park and new village centre both have direct access to the Downs Link footpath/cycleway.

[edit] The Parish Church

Main article: Holy Innocents Church, Southwater

Holy Innocents Anglican church is the first Parish Church in the village of Southwater. The Church was consecrated by Ashurst Turner Gilbert, Bishop of Chichester, on 7 June 1850, and the parish was formed from part of Horsham Parish in the North and part of Shipley Parish in the South.

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b "2001 Census: West Sussex – Population by Parish". West Sussex County Council. http://www.westsussex.gov.uk/communityandliving/census2001/pop_parish_summary.pdf. Retrieved 12 April 2009.

[edit] External links

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[WSCC2001-0] "2001 Census: West Sussex – Population by Parish". West Sussex County Council. http://www.westsussex.gov.uk/communityandliving/census2001/pop_parish_summary.pdf. Retrieved 12 April 2009.

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