Ashurst Wood 2602578 217695028 2008-06-07T06:16:31Z Lightbot 7178666 Units/dates/other {{infobox UK place| |static_image=[[Image:Ashurst Wood signpost.jpg|256px]] |country = England |latitude= 51.11073 |longitude= 0.02578 |area_total_km2=2.51 |official_name= Ashurst Wood |population = 2,784<ref name="census">{{cite web | url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=3&b=5942623&c=AShurst+Wood&d=14&e=16&g=496643&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1195631668362&enc=1 | title=2001 Census information about Ashurst Wood | author=United Kingdom Census 2001|publisher=statistics.gov.uk|2001 Census]] | date=2001 | accessdate=2007-11-21 | format=html | language=English}}</ref> |civil_parish= [[Ashurst Wood]] |shire_district= [[Mid Sussex]] |shire_county = [[West Sussex]] |region= South East England |constituency_westminster=[[Mid Sussex (UK Parliament constituency)|Mid Sussex]] |post_town= EAST GRINSTEAD |postcode_district = RH19 |postcode_area= RH |dial_code= 01342 |os_grid_reference= TQ419365 }} '''Ashurst Wood''' is a [[village]] and [[civil parish]] in the [[Mid Sussex]] district of [[West Sussex]], [[England]]. It is {{convert|1|mi|km|0}} to the southeast of [[East Grinstead]], just off the [[A22 road|A22]] arterial road. The village is in the Mid Sussex district of the county, and has a population of 2,784. Ashurst Wood is within the [[High Weald AONB|High Weald Area of Natural Beauty]] and has an [[SSSI]] inside its boundaries.<ref name="SSSI">{{cite web | url=http://www.english-nature.org.uk/special/sssi/sssi_details.cfm?sssi_id=1000560 | title=SSSI information - Mills Rocks | date=[[2007-10-02]] | accessdate=2007-11-21 | publisher=[[Natural England]] | format=html | language=English}}</ref> In 2000, Ashurst Wood became a civil parish and a parish council was formed.<ref name="vision">{{cite web | url=http://www.visionwebsites.co.uk/Contents/Text/Index.asp?SiteId=316&SiteExtra=10342578&TopNavId=677&NavSideId=3447 | title=Council Introduction | author=Ashurst Wood Parish Council | format=html | language=English | accessdate=2007-11-03}}</ref> The village has a history of [[agriculture]] and farming, and contains a church, village hall, [[Education in England#Primary Education|primary school]], two [[public house]]s, a general shop, [[Post Office Ltd.|post office]] and several small business premises. There are two [[Independent school (UK)|public schools]] on the boundary of the village, Brambletye School and [[Stoke Brunswick School]].<ref>{{cite book | title=Ashurst Wood in the Twentieth Century | date=May 2000 | publisher=Ashurst Wood Historians | author=Ashdown, Sue | page=p. 99}}</ref> [[Bus]] routes run through the village with destinations of East Grinstead, [[Crawley]] and [[Royal Tunbridge Wells|Tunbridge Wells]]. == History == The exact date of when the village was formed is not known, but two of the main roads in the village and [[Lewes]] Road (now part of the A22) were used as a ridge-way track for animals and people 5,000 years ago.<ref>{{cite book | title=Sussex Notes and Queries | author=Margary, I.D | page=p. 62}}</ref> There is also evidence of a [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] [[ironworks]] in the village.[[Image:Aerial Ashurst Wood.jpg|thumb|left|The centre of Ashurst Wood seen from the air.]] By 1066 the area had two established farms, the tracks between them are still in use today as roads.<ref>{{cite book | title=Ashurst Wood 1086-1986 | publisher=Ashurst Wood Historians | year=1986 | page=p. 4}}</ref> The name of Ashurst Wood dates back to 1164 when the region was known as ''Aesehyrst Wilde''. There was no village then and the name was used for a common area.<ref name="Historians">{{cite web | url=http://www.visionwebsites.co.uk/Contents/Text/Index.asp?SiteId=316&SiteExtra=10342578&TopNavId=677&NavSideId=5822 | title=About Ashurst Wood | date=2002 | publisher=Ashurst Wood Parish Council | author=Ashurst Wood Historians | accessdate=2008-01-18}}</ref> During the reign of [[Henry II of England|Henry II]], the area that is now Ashurst Wood was called, ''Esseherst''. The names ''Aisherst'', ''Askhurst'' and ''Eseherst'' were in use in the years 1186, 1248 and 1279 respectively. Around 1300, the oldest surviving house in the village was built. Part of this building remains as the [[Headmaster]]'s drawing room in Stoke Brunswick School,<ref>{{cite book | title=Ashurst Wood 1086-1986 | publisher=Ashurst Wood Historians | year=1986 | page=p. 7}}</ref> and has been designated by [[English Heritage]] as a grade II* [[listed building]].<ref>{{cite web | title= Homestall Lodge (Stoke Brunswick School) | work=Images of England | url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?id=296038 | accessdate=2007-11-27}}</ref> By the time of the reign of [[Elizabeth I]], Ashurst Wood had prosperous farms, with Water Farmhouse being built in the 16th century,<ref>{{cite web | title= Water Farmhouse | work=Images of England | url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?id=296039 | accessdate=2007-11-27}}</ref> Great Surries dating from the 17th century,<ref>{{cite web | title= Great Surries | work=Images of England | url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?id=296036 | accessdate=2007-11-27}}</ref> and its barn being slightly more recent.<ref>{{cite web | title= Barn to south of Great Surries | work=Images of England | url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?id=296037 | accessdate=2007-11-27}}</ref> The population grew and more houses were built in the village. in 1855, the nearby town of East Grinstead was connected to [[London]] by [[Rail transport|rail]], and another rail connection to the area in 1884 meant that Ashurst Wood was more accessible. Many wealthier people bought property in the area and this provided work other than that of the [[agricultural]] type.<ref>{{cite book | title=Ashurst Wood 1086-1986 | publisher=Ashurst Wood Historians | year=1986 | page=p. 8-9}}</ref> In 1910, the village school moved to new premises built for 240 children. It is still in use as the [[primary school]] today. The school began at its new location on [[1910-09-30]]. During [[World War I]], many villagers volunteered to serve in the armed forces. Back in the village efforts to help the war included making [[sandbag]]s to be sent to the [[Front (military)|front]].<ref>{{cite book | title=Ashurst Wood in the Twentieth Century | author=Hopkins, Anne and Taylor, Tom | publisher=Ashurst Wood Historians | date=May 2000 | pages=p. 15-23}}</ref> In 1931, construction was complete on St Dunstan's Hall, which is now the Village Centre. The hall was immediately put to good use for many activities by villagers. Ashurst Wood experienced [[World War II]] first hand with bullets from planes hitting the school. [[Dogfight]]s were regularly seen in the skies above and around the village, and buildings that are now part of Stoke Brunswick School were used for nursing [[Allies of World War II|allied]] airmen. In 1944, the village was hit by a series of [[V-1 flying bomb]]s, ''Doodlebugs'', leaving [[Impact crater|craters]] that are still visible as of today.<ref>{{cite book | title=Ashurst Wood in the Twentieth Century | author=Hopkins, Anne and Taylor, Tom | publisher=Ashurst Wood Historians | date=May 2000 | pages=p. 49-59}}</ref> Since the Second World War, the village has been expanded by suburban development.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.midsussex.gov.uk/Nimoi/sites/msdcpublic/resources/LCA10pt3CA06HighWeald.pdf |title=Landscape Character Area 6 High Weald |accessdate=2007-11-27 |format=PDF |work=MidSussex Council }}</ref> In December 1978, construction started on the [[United Reformed Church]] in the village to convert it into the new and current St. Dunstan's Church. The work was completed in Summer 1979 and [[Dedication|dedicated]] in September by the [[Bishop of Horsham]]. The lease for St. Dunstan's Hall was taken over by the Ashurst Wood Community Association from the church and became the Village Centre in 1980. The hall was then renovated by local builders and has since been put to use by [[youth club]]s, local theatre and many more activities. == Demography == At the time of the [[United Kingdom Census 2001]], there were {{formatnum:2784}} residents in the village.<ref name="census"/> As of 2001, Ashurst Wood is slightly less diverse ethnically than the national average. 96.5% of the village residents are white, 1.6% are of mixed race, 1% Asian, 0.1% Black, 0.4% Chinese and 0.4% are of other ethnicity. The village is fractionally more diverse than the regional average.<ref name="profile">{{cite web | url=http://www2.westsussex.gov.uk/business/economic_info/Ward%20Profiles/Mid%20Sussex/Ashurst_Wood_Ward_Profile.pdf | title=Ashurst Wood Ward Profiles 2007 | date=2007 | accessdate=2007-11-21 | publisher=West Sussex County Council, West Sussex Public Health Observatory | format=pdf | language=English}}</ref> The [[mean]] age for residents of the village is 39 and the [[median]] age is 38. Figures released in 2006 and 2007 show that crime in the village is lower than the national averages. There are zero robberies per one thousand people, 4.7 burglaries per thousand and 7.5 vehicle thefts per thousand.<ref name="profile"/> For the Census 2001, the people of Ashurst Wood indicated their [[religion]]. 71.8% stated their religion as [[Christian]], 0.43% as [[Buddhist]], 0.32% as [[Hindu]], 0.36% as [[Jewish]], 1.26% as [[Muslim]], 0% as [[Sikh]], 1.04% as other religions, 17.28% indicated they had no religion and 7.51% did not state their religion. The majority of residents are economically active. 43.91% and 14.12% of the population are in full and part time [[employment]]. 12.08% of residents are [[self employed]] and 1.28% are [[unemployed]]. This figure is lower than the local, regional and national percentages of unemployment. Economically inactive residents are made up of 13.1% [[retired]], 3.28% [[students]], 5.22% looking after their home or family, 2.1% permanently sick or disabled and 1.94% are economically inactive for other reasons.<ref name="census"/> ==Governance== Ashurst Wood is a [[Ward (country subdivision)|ward]] and a civil parish since 2000.<ref name="vision"/> Following the [[United Kingdom local elections, 2007|local election]] on [[2007-05-03]], there are nine councillors. The parish council meets ten times per year which can be attended by the public.<ref>{{cite web | title=Ashurst Wood Parish Council - Council Introduction | url=http://www.visionwebsites.co.uk/Contents/Text/Index.asp?SiteId=316&SiteExtra=10342578&TopNavId=677&NavSideId=3447 | date=2007 | author=Ashurst Wood Parish Council | accessdate=2007-11-27| format=html | language=English}}</ref> In the 1870s the [[ecclesiastical]] parish of [[Forest Row]] was formed and much of Ashurst Wood was included in its governing. In 1894 the civil parish of Forest Row was formed and the village was a ward within this parish, in the county of [[East Sussex]]. In 1934 the village was transferred from the Forest Row parish council to the East Grinstead [[Urban District Council]] in West Sussex. Ashurst Wood was then governed by East Grinstead until 2000.[[Image:Image-Ashurst Wood West Sussex boundaryc.jpg|left|thumb|Ashurst Wood on the West Sussex boundary]] Up until 1992 Ashurst Wood was split by the boundary of East and West Sussex, which meant parts of the village were under the control of Forest Row Parish Council and other parts East Grinstead Town Council. A plan to transfer land on the East Sussex part over to West Sussex County Council was submitted to the [[Secretary of State for the Environment]], and in 1993 the boundary changes came into force.<ref>{{cite book | title=Ashurst Wood in the Twentieth Century | author=Ashdown, Sue | publisher=Ashurst Wood Historians | date=May 2000 | page=p. 100}}</ref> Ashurst Wood is in the District of Mid Sussex which is a [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] constituency; [[Nicholas Soames]], grandson of [[Winston Churchill]], is its [[Member of Parliament]]. In the [[United Kingdom local elections, 2005|2005 local elections]] Nicholas Soames held his seat by winning the vote with 48.0%, a 1.8% increase than the previous election. The [[Liberal Democrats]] followed with 36.1%, a 5% increase. [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] received 12.7% of the vote, down 6.3% and The [[United Kingdom Independence Party]] received 3.2% of the vote, up 0.7% on the previous election.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2005/html/562.stm | title=Election 2005 - Result: Sussex Mid | date=[[2005-05-06]] | accessdate=2007-11-27 | format=html | language=English | publisher=[[BBC]] | work=[[BBC News]]}}</ref> In 2005 a [[committee]] formed with the aim of creating an action plan to implement progress for the village. In 2006 a comprehensive [[questionnaire]] was produced and given to the villagers to ascertain what actions should be taken.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thisiscourier.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=142759&command=displayContent&sourceNode=142742&contentPK=18964094&moduleName=InternalSearch&formname=sidebarsearch | title=PLANS FOR EXTRA HOUSES IN VILLAGE | publisher=East Grinstead Courier | author=Thompson, Jessica | date=[[2007-11-15]] | format=html | language=English}}</ref> 55% of the questionnaires were returned and general population data recorded by this questionnaire echoed the findings of the 2001 census. The questionnaire resulted in a document called the ''Ashurst Wood - Village Action Plan'' which was published in April 2007. The document contains time scales for targets and actions that will be taken.<ref>''Ashurst Wood - Village Action Plan.'' (print) Village Plan Steering Committee (April 2007)</ref> ==Geography== [[Image:Wealdon Outcrop cropped.jpg|thumb|right|An outcrop of sandstone.]] Ashurst Wood is situated on a prominent [[ridge]] {{convert|1|mi|km|0}} to the southeast of East Grinstead<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.localauthoritypublishing.co.uk/councils/midsussex/explore.html#ashurst | title=Mid Sussex Official Guide | publisher=Mid Sussex District Council | work=localauthoritypublishing.co.uk | accessdate=2007-11-21 | format=html | language=English}}</ref> and is {{convert|400|ft|m|0}} above sea level,<ref>[[US Geological Survey]]. (2007)</ref> This means the area is not prone to heavy [[flooding]]. Several farms are within the boundaries of the village which keep various [[livestock]] such as sheep and pigs, but Ashurst Wood is primarily a [[residential]] village. The village primarily stands on ''Tunbridge Wells Sand'' and ''Wadhurst Clay''. Areas that are set on [[sandstone]] were [[quarried]] for the production of glass to use in the building of [[The Crystal Palace]] in London for the [[Great Exhibition of 1851]]. The combination of permeable and impermeable types creates an abundance of streams and springs in woodland areas.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.visionwebsites.co.uk/Uploads/Site316/Files/AWCGLeaflet.pdf | title=Ashurst Wood Conservation Group | date=April 2007 | format=pdf}}</ref> These are known [[Ghyll]] springs and streams, and are common in the [[High Weald]]. Mills Rocks in the north of the village is a [[Site of Special Scientific Interest]]. It is an area consisting of [[outcrop]]s of sandstone, and is currently designated as ''Unfavourable recovering'', which means that it is not yet fully conserved but all the necessary management measures are in place. Provided that the recovery work is sustained, the SSSI will reach favourable condition in time.<ref name="SSSI"/> ==Community facilities== ===Education=== There are three schools in Ashurst Wood, a state [[Education in the United Kingdom#Primary School|primary school]] and two [[independent school]]s. [[Image:Stoke Brunswick School.jpg|thumb|right|Stoke Brunswick School]] *''Ashurst Wood Primary School'' is a mixed gender, non-denominational state school for children aged four to eleven years old and has been in its current location since 1910. As of the 2006 [[Ofsted]] inspection, there were 116 pupils enrolled at the school. In the Ofsted report, the school received satisfactory grades in the overall Inspection Judgements.<ref name="OFSTED">{{cite web | url=http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/portal/site/Internet/menuitem.7c7b38b14d870c7bb1890a01637046a0/?event=getReport&urn=125929&inspectionNumber=282025&providerCategoryID=4096&fileName=\\school\\125\\s5_125929_20061201.xml | title=Ashurst Wood Primary School Inspection Report | date=[[2006-11-14]] | accessdate=2007-11-03 | publisher=[[Ofsted]] | format=html | language=English}}</ref> In 2006, Ashurst Wood Primary School received the International School Award.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://wsgfl.westsussex.gov.uk/ccm/content/curriculum/international-links/isa-folder/international-school-award-2006.en | title=International School Award 2006 | date=[[2006-11-02]] | accessdate=2008-01-18 | publisher=[[The West Sussex Grid for Learning]]}}</ref> To receive this award, the school is involved in an international link with Mervin Iverson Elementary in [[Las Vegas, Nevada]], [[United States]]. Members of staff have visited each school and the students are in contact with each other and are involved in joint activities.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://wsgfl.westsussex.gov.uk/ccm/content/curriculum/international-links/tipd-folder/las-vegas-5---ashurst-wood-primary.en | title=Las Vegas - February 2005 - Ashurst Wood Primary School | date=[[2005-08-25]] | accessdate=2008-01-18 | publisher=[[The West Sussex Grid for Learning]]}}</ref> *''[[Stoke Brunswick School]]'' is a mixed gender day and [[Boarding school|boarding]] independent school for children aged three to thirteen years old. The building previously stood in [[Cheshire]] but it was relocated to Ashurst Wood where it became a school.<ref name="Historians"/> As of 2003, there are 148 students and 18 of those are boarding. In a report by the [[Independent Schools Inspectorate]], there were overall good findings for the school, including children achieving good academic standards.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.isi.net/reports/2003/1189_03.htm | title=Inspection Report on Stoke Brunswick School | date=[[2003-05-23]] | accessdate=2008-01-18 | publisher=[[Independent Schools Inspectorate]]}}</ref> *''Brambletye School'' is an independent day and boarding [[Preparatory school (UK)|preparatory school]] for girls and boys aged seven to thirteen years old. The school's grounds cover {{convert|140|acre|km2}} to the south west of the village. The preparatory school has been [[coeducational]] since 2000 but the pre-prep school has always accepted girls.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.brambletye.co.uk/home.php | title=Brambletye School Official Website | accessdate=2008-01-18 | publisher=[[Independent Schools Inspectorate]]}}</ref> In 2001, the Independent Schools Inspectorate found that there were 206 pupils at the school, 99 of which are boarding there. The ISI report findings showed that the school was doing very well with small room for improvement.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.isi.net/reports/2001/0141_01.htm | title=Independent School Inspectorate Report on Brambletye School | date=[[2001-10-05]] | accessdate=2008-01-18 }}</ref> ===Sports and recreation=== [[Image:AshWoodJPpav.jpg|thumb|right|The John Pears Field pavilion.]]The John Pears Recreation Field and The Recreation Ground are the two recreational fields in Ashurst Wood. John Pears Recreation Field became council property when it was donated by local resident Mrs Pears as a [[memorial]] to her husband. The land covers just over two [[hectare]]s and contains a pavilion, [[barbecue]] for public use, a tennis area, fenced-off play area and a [[basketball]] hoop. The field is maintained by the local council.<ref name="midsussex">{{cite web | url=http://www.midsussex.gov.uk/page.cfm?pageID=2119 | title=Ashurst Wood: Mid Sussex District Council webpage | publisher=Mid Sussex District Council | accessdate=2007-11-03}}</ref> The field used to be home to the Strawberry Fair which was an annual event held in the village, the first of which took place in 1978 and was opened by [[BBC Radio 2]] DJ Don Moss.<ref>{{cite book | title=Ashurst Wood in the Twentieth Century | author=Mould, Derek | publisher=Ashurst Wood Historians | date=May 2000 | page=p. 86}}</ref> In 2003 the pavilion was burnt down in an act of [[arson]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.midsussex.gov.uk/page.cfm?pageid=3901 | title=John Pears Pavilion Opens | publisher=Mid-Sussex District Council | date=[[2005-06-28]] | accessdate=2007-11-03 | format=html | language=English}}</ref> After some fundraising, steps were made to have a new one built. Construction was completed in 2005<ref>{{cite web | url=http://moreresults.factiva.com/results/index/index.aspx?ref=EAGRIN0020050708e1770000g | title=New pavilion officially opens (subscription required) | date=[[2005-07-07]] | format=html | language=English | author=Garret, Glenn | publisher=East Grinstead Courier | accessdate=2007-11-03}}</ref> and opened on [[June 2, 2005|2 June]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.visionwebsites.co.uk/Contents/Text/Index.asp?SiteId=316&SiteExtra=10342578&TopNavId=677&NavSideId=3481 | title=John Pears Pavilion and Tennis Courts | author=Ashurst Wood Parish Council | accessdate=2007-11-03 | format=html | language=English}}</ref> The other recreational field known locally as ''The Rec'', is where the [[Mid-Sussex Football League]] division 2 team Ashurst Wood F.C. plays its home games.<ref>{{cite web | title=Ashurst Wood local plan | url=http://www.midsussex.gov.uk/local_plan_online/written/cpt18.htm | publisher=Mid-Sussex District Council | accessdate=2007-11-03 | language=English | format=html}}</ref> The team was formed around the early 1920s. The recreation ground was also home to the village [[cricket]] team which had been running for over 100 years, but folded due to lack of participants in 1999.<ref>{{cite book | title=Ashurst Wood in the Twentieth Century | author=Ashdown, Sue | publisher=Ashurst Wood Historians | date=May 2000 | page=p. 86}}</ref> ===Other facilities=== Ashurst Wood is served by the [[Metrobus (Go-Ahead Group)|Metrobus]] bus service, with final destinations of Crawley, Royal Tunbridge Wells and [[Uckfield]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.carlberry.co.uk/rfnshowr.asp?RN=KE291A | title=Listing of Transport Services from Ashurst Wood | publisher=carlberry.co.uk | date=[[2005-05-01]] | accessdate=2008-01-18}}</ref> There is also a community funded bus service called ''EG&nbsp;Bus'' that provides a ride to East Grinstead for the elderly and disabled. The bus picks up people from various places in the village to take them to the shops in East Grinstead and relies on volunteer [[Bus driver|drivers]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Ashurst Wood Parish Council Newsletter | url=http://www.visionwebsites.co.uk/Uploads/Site316/Files/november07e-newsletter.doc | format=doc | accessdate=2008-01-18}}</ref> In the village there is Allan Martin Meats, an award winning [[Butcher|butchers shop]]. The shop gets its meat locally and is a supplier to local public houses. In 2008 the butchers provided meat for television chef [[Gordon Ramsey]] for a programme aired on [[Channel 4]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thisiscourier.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=231831&command=displayContent&sourceNode=143983&contentPK=19570385&folderPk=82906&pNodeId=143791 | title=Chips Down as Steak is Cooked Live | date=[[2008-01-17]] | accessdate=2008-01-18 | publisher=East Grinstead Courier}}</ref> ==P.R.A.W.N.S.== To celebrate the [[millennium]], in January 2000 some residents of Ashurst Wood unofficially [[Declaration of independence|declared independence]] from the United Kingdom. The new [[state]] was known as The ''[[People's Republic]] of Ashurst Wood, a [[Nation State]]'', which gave the [[acronym]] [[prawn|P.R.A.W.N.S.]].<ref name="BBC">{{cite web | title=Village declares independence | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/low/uk/594935.stm | date=[[2000-01-07]] | accessdate=2007-11-03 | publisher=[[BBC]] | work=[[BBC News]] | format=html | language=English}}</ref> This was reported in the local and national media, notably by the radio [[DJ]] [[Chris Moyles]] during his show on [[BBC Radio 1]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Ashurst Wood "PRAWNS" event discussed on Radio One | url=http://www.mp3tube.net/musics/Amateur-PRAWNS/79335/ | author=Moyles, Chris | format=mp3 | publisher=[[BBC]] | work=[[BBC Radio One]] | language=English | date=[[2000-01-08]] | accessdate=2007-11-16}}</ref> The "revolution" was said to be justified because of a ruling by [[Ethelred the Unready|King Ethelred]] in the year 979, specifying that the village of Ashurst would be immune from [[taxation]] after he fell ill there.<ref name="BBC"/> ==References== {{reflist|3}} ==External links== * [http://www.midsussex.gov.uk/page.cfm?CFNoCache=TRUE&LANGUAGE=eng&pageID=2119 Mid Sussex District Council profile for Ashurst Wood] * [http://www.ashurstwood.w-sussex.sch.uk/ Ashurst Wood Primary School] * [http://www.escis.org.uk/Details.asp?s=&id=17886&count=3&findall=-1&srchfld=0&adv=0&em=0 Ashurst Wood Historians] * [http://www.acny.org.uk/venue.php?V=4765 The Church of St Dunstan] {{Mid Sussex}} [[Category:Villages in West Sussex]] [[Category:Mid Sussex]]