Burgess Hill

Burgess Hill is a town in the Mid Sussex District in the county of West Sussex in England. In Burgess Hill 28 803 inhabitants ( 2001). The city belongs to the group of Fairtrade Towns.

Location

The city is located 62 km south of London and 16 kilometers north of Brighton. In the vicinity is the South Downs National Park, which was officially opened in 2011.

History

The name Burgress Hill is probably due to a family " Burgeys ". The name appears on the tax lists of the late 13th century. Between 1850 and 1880 the insignificant rural settlement grew into a town with 4,500 inhabitants. The largest population growth the city experienced between 1951 and 1961. During this time, the population doubled.

Religion

There are a total of twelve churches and religious buildings Jehovah in the city, of which three churches belonging to the Church of England and the others serve nine different faith communities, including Baptists, Methodists, Pentecostals, the Roman Catholic Church, the Salvation Army and the witnesses.

Catholic Church St. Wilfrid

Methodist Church Burgess Hill

Twinning

Burgess Hill is twinned with the French and the German town of Abbeville Schmallenberg.