Английская Википедия:Ardingly
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Ardingly (Шаблон:IPAc-en Шаблон:Respell) is an English village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex district of West Sussex, England. The village is in the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty about Шаблон:Convert south of London and Шаблон:Convert east-north-east of the county town of Chichester. The parish covers an area of Шаблон:Convert. The 2011 Census recorded a population of 1,936[1] an increase from 1,833 in 2001.
Heritage
There is mention of a place Ertlyngeleghe, in 1396, which may refer to Ardingly.[2]
St Peter's parish church, towards the western end of the village, dates from the 14th century.
Kew's wild botanic garden, Wakehurst (previously known as Wakehurst Place) is about Шаблон:Convert north of the village. Ardingly Reservoir is about Шаблон:Convert west of the village. The Big-Upon-Little rock formation is close to a footpath between Ardingly and West Hoathly.
Events
In June the South of England Show early in the month and the London to Brighton cycle event (usually held on Father's Day) attract visitors from a wide area. The South of England Showground hosts regular antiques fairs,[3] some of which have featured on the BBC Television game show Bargain Hunt.
Every four years an international Scout camp is held on the showground, attended by about 3,000 Scouts and Girl Guides from West Sussex and other areas at home and abroad. The most recent event, WS 2017, was held on 5–12 August 2017. The next WS event, 2021 is being planned for 7–14 August 2021.
Schools
At the southern edge of the village is Ardingly College, an independent school. The village also has a Church of England primary school, St. Peters CE Primary, with about 120 pupils. Most of the children of secondary-school age attend Oathall Community College in Haywards Heath.
Public transport
Ardingly has a low-frequency bus service to the nearby towns of Haywards Heath and Crawley.
Ardingly railway station was opened 1 October 1864 by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway.[4] The Southern Railway electrified the line in the 1930s but British Railways closed the line and station to passenger trains in 1963.[4] The goods yard and connection to the main line remain open as an ARC Aggregates terminal.[4] The nearby Bluebell Railway owns the former trackbed between Ardingly and Шаблон:Stnlnk and has a long-term aspiration to re-open the line.[4]
Notable people
- Frances Garnet Wolseley, 2nd Viscountess Wolseley, a celebrated horticulturist and gardening author, moved to Culpepers, Ardingly, in 1920 and died there in 1936.[5]
- Jon Snow, journalist and television presenter, was born in Ardingly in 1947.[6]
References
Further reading
External links
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- ↑ Jane Brown, "Wolseley, Frances Garnet, Viscountess Wolseley (1872–1936)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford, UK: OUP, 2004). Retrieved 27 December 2016. Pay-walled.
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