Henfield

Henfield is a municipality in the district of Horsham in West Sussex, England. It is located about 18 kilometers northwest of the famous seaside resort of Brighton. West of the city, the West and the East Adur Adur unite to the river Adur, which opens at Shoreham -by-Sea in the English Channel.

Community Amenities

As one of the largest villages in the district of Horsham Henfield has a historic and attractive center. It has a modern, highly -frequented town hall, a leisure center with sports facilities, the St. Peter 's Church from the 13th century, old pubs and many, some old houses are privately owned.

In the southern municipality located Woods Mill, a restored sawmill, which is now home to the headquarters of the Sussex Wildlife Trust. The Sussex Wildlife Trust maintains close the sawmill a forest path.

Sports and Associations

Henfield is home to one of the oldest cricket clubs in the world, founded in 1771. In addition, the regional scout group, founded in 1907, one of the oldest in the country.

Cat House

The Cat House is located at Pinchnose Green (Eng. about nose Zwicker Green), whose name was probably chosen on the basis of the strong odor that caused a domiciled here tannery. According to legend, belonged to the Cat House once George Ward, who had a canary. This bird was killed by a cat, which belonged to the Anglican clergyman Nathaniel Woodard. This loss hit hard, Ward painted his house with pictures of a cat who has caught a bird, so that the priest was always remembers on his way to church on the incident.