Burgess Hill
Burgess Hill (/ˌbɜːdʒəs ˈhɪl/ ⓘ) is a town and civil parish in West Sussex, England, close to the border with East Sussex, on the edge of the South Downs National Park, 39 mi (63 km) south of London, 10 mi (16 km) north of Brighton and Hove, and 29 mi (47 km) northeast of the county town, Chichester. It had an area of 3.7 sq mi (9.6 km2) and a population of 30,635 at the 2011 Census, making it the fourth most populous parish in the county (behind Crawley, Worthing and Horsham) and the most populous in the Mid Sussex District. Other nearby towns include Haywards Heath to the northeast and Lewes, the county town of East Sussex, to the southeast.
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Burgess Hill Location within West Sussex | |
| Area | 9.47 km2 (3.66 sq mi) |
| Population | 30,635 2011 census |
| • Density | 3,042/km2 (7,880/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TQ317187 |
| • London | 62 km (39 mi) N |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BURGESS HILL |
| Postcode district | RH15 |
| Dialling code | 01444 |
| Police | Sussex |
| Fire | West Sussex |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
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| Website | Town Council |
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. On its northwest border of the Bedelands Farm Nature Reserve.
Burgess Hill is twinned with Schmallenberg in Germany and Abbeville in France.