Ansty, West Sussex

Ansty

Former Catholic church
Ansty
 Ansty shown within West Sussex
OS grid referenceTQ291233
Civil parishAnsty and Staplefield
DistrictMid Sussex
Shire countyWest Sussex
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town HAYWARDS HEATH
Postcode district RH17
Dialling code 01444
Police Sussex
Fire West Sussex
Ambulance South East Coast
EU Parliament South East England
UK ParliamentMid Sussex
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Coordinates: 50°59′40″N 0°09′41″W / 50.99453°N 0.16131°W / 50.99453; -0.16131

Ansty is a village in the Mid Sussex district of West Sussex, England. It lies on the A272 road 1.4 miles (2.2 km) southwest of Cuckfield. At the 2011 Census the population was included in the civil parish of Ansty and Staplefield.

Ansty has a pub (the Ansty Cross), a cricket team (Ansty Cricket Club), 1 football club (Ansty Sports and Social FC) and the Dark Star micro brewery.

Ansty also plays host to the annual "Ansty Music Festival" or "AMF" which is now in its final year.

Pronunciation

Ansty or Anstye is traditionally pronounced with a heavy stress on the final syllable.[1]

References

  1. Zachrisson, Robert Eugen (1960). Studia neophilologica , Volume 32. Almqvist & Wiksell. p. 254. Retrieved 2001-10-06.

External links

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