In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Ashurst like this:
ASHURST, a parish in Steyning district, Sussex; on the river Adur, 3½ miles N of Steyning, and 2 SSW of Partridge-Gr. r. station. It has a post office under Hurst perpoint. Acres, 2,355. Real property, £2,701. Pop., 374. Houses, 58. The property is subdivided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Chichester. Value, £268.* Patron, Magdalene College, Oxford. The church is small but good. A fair is held on 16 Oct.
Ashurst through time
Ashurst is now part of Horsham district. Click here for graphs and data of how Horsham has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Ashurst itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Ashurst, in Horsham and Sussex | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8223
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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