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Fernhurst is a village and civil parish in the Chichester District of West Sussex, England. It is located on the A286 Guildford to Chichester road, three miles (5 km) south of Haslemere. The parish includes the settlements of Henley Common, Kingsley Green and Bell Vale and is sited within the boundaries of the South Downs National Park. The area of the parish is 2337 hectares (5772 acres). In the 2001 census there were 1,158 households with a total population of 2,765 of whom 1,244 were economically active.〔 The village is surrounded by hills, including Telegraph Hill , Marley Heights , Bexley Hill , Fridays Hill and the highest hill in Sussex, Blackdown to the northeast. It is surrounded by miles of footpaths, the path to the summit of Blackdown commencing at the Red Lion. ==History== The village, on the Weald, originally developed around crossroads (''The Cross'') and the village green, and ancient remains (Stone Age and Roman) have been found here. Iron working took place in the 17th/18th centuries;〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=History: FURNHURST FURNACE also known as NORTH PARK FURNACE, LINCHMERE. )〕 and a turnpike ran through the village. The church, dedicated to St Margaret, () and Red Lion pub are located here and several old houses still remain. With the coming of the railway to Haslemere the village developed around and beyond The Cross, and since the 1960s the village has expanded further westwards. The village houses a commuter population, attracted by the proximity of Haslemere railway station. In November 2006 the Fernhurst Society published a book, "Voices of Fernhurst", comprising edited extracts of oral history interviews with local villagers. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fernhurst」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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