Horsham

51.064166666667 - 0.32722222222222Koordinaten: 51 ° 4 ' N, 0 ° 20 ' W

Horsham is a town in southeast England on the River Arun in West Sussex with about 50,000 inhabitants. It is about 40 miles from London and 30 miles from Brighton.

Horsham has several schools. Two in the city center ( the girls school Millais and the male equivalent Forest ), a comprehensive school in North Horsham ( Tanbridge ) and two in the suburbs ( the private school Christ's Hospital and the Weald ). Christ's Hospital is a large high school in the east of Horsham. It was the filming location for the television program " Rock School". There is also since 1540 the College of Richard Collier.

The area is dominated by agriculture, which Horsham became an important market and shopping center. In addition, engineering companies, breweries and factories for pharmaceuticals are in the city.

In addition, Horsham is twinned the German city Lage (Lippe ). Often, student exchanges are performed. In 2005, the 20 - year anniversary was celebrated.

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