Ardingly
{{Short description|Village and parish in West Sussex, England}}
{{other uses|Ardingly (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox UK place
| official_name = Ardingly
| coordinates = {{coord|51.048|-0.078|display=inline,title}}
| os_grid_reference = TQ3429
| static_image_name = Ardingly.JPG
| static_image_width =
| static_image_caption = St. Peter's Parish Church
| label_position = left
| area_total_km2 = 16.09
| population = 1833
| population_ref = 2001 Census
1,936 (2011 Census){{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11120056&c=ardingly+cp&d=16&e=62&g=6474627&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1474970246547&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|access-date=27 September 2016|publisher=Office for National Statistics |work=Neighbourhood Statistics}}
| population_density = {{convert|114|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on}}
| civil_parish = Ardingly
| shire_district = Mid Sussex
| shire_county = West Sussex
| region = South East England
| country = England
| post_town = Haywards Heath
| postcode_district = RH17
| postcode_area = RH
| dial_code = 01444
| constituency_westminster = Horsham
| london_distance = {{convert|31|mi}} N
| website = [http://www.ardingly.org www.ardingly.org]
}}
Ardingly ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɑr|d|ɪ|ŋ|l|aɪ}} {{respell|AR|ding-lye}}) 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 {{convert|33|mi|km|0}} south of London and {{convert|33|mi|km|0}} east-north-east of the county town of Chichester. The parish covers an area of {{convert|3974|acres|ha}}. The 2011 Census recorded a population of 1,936 an increase from 1,833 in 2001.
Heritage
There is mention of a place Ertlyngeleghe, in 1396, which may refer to Ardingly.Plea Rolls of the Court of Common Pleas; National Archives CP40/541; [http://aalt.law.uh.edu/AALT6/R2/CP40no541a/aCP40no541afronts/IMG_0567.htm]; 6th entry – the defendant Richard atte Lynde appears as an MP for Horsham in 1402.
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 {{convert|1.5|mi|km}} north of the village. Ardingly Reservoir is about {{convert|1|mi|km}} 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,{{Cite web |title=Ardingly Antique Fair |url=https://carbootdirectory.co.uk/listings/ardingly-antique-fair/ |access-date=2022-11-28 |website=The Carboot Directory |language=en-GB}} 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 [https://wsij.org.uk/ WS event], 2021 is being planned for 7–14 August 2021.
Schools
File:Ardingly College, Sussex.jpg ]]
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
{{see also|Ardingly railway station}}
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.[http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/stations/a/ardingly/index.shtml Ardingly railway station] on Disused-Stations.org.uk - Nick Catford - Accessed 9 September 2007 The Southern Railway electrified the line in the 1930s but British Railways closed the line and station to passenger trains in 1963. The goods yard and connection to the main line remain open as an ARC Aggregates terminal. The nearby Bluebell Railway owns the former trackbed between Ardingly and {{Stnlnk|Horsted Keynes}} and has a long-term aspiration to re-open the line.
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.Jane Brown, "Wolseley, Frances Garnet, Viscountess Wolseley (1872–1936)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford, UK: OUP, 2004). [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/49185 Retrieved 27 December 2016. Pay-walled.]
- Jon Snow, journalist and television presenter, was born in Ardingly in 1947.{{cite web|title=News items: Jon Snow|url=http://www.sussex.ac.uk/broadcast/read/31089|publisher=University of Sussex|access-date=20 July 2015}}
References
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Further reading
- {{cite book |last1=Pevsner |first1=Nikolaus |author-link1=Nikolaus Pevsner |last2=Nairn |first2=Ian |title=The Buildings of England: Sussex |year=1966 |publisher=Penguin Books |location=Harmondsworth |isbn=0-300-09677-1 }}
- {{cite book |last=Salzman |first=L.F. |author-link=Louis Francis Salzman |title=Victoria County History: A History of the County of Sussex, Volume 7: The Rape of Lewes |year=1940 |pages=127–132}}
External links
- [http://www.ardingly.org Ardingly Village Website]
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