Pyecombe
| Pyecombe | ||||
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 Village church |
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| Basic data | ||||
| status | Village and Civil Parish | |||
| surface | 8.87 km² | |||
| population | 237 (as of 2011) | |||
| Ceremony county | West Sussex | |||
| District | Mid Sussex | |||
| Constituency | Arundel and South Downs | |||
| Website: www.pyecombevillage.co.uk | ||||
Pyecombe is a village in the Mid Sussex district in West Sussex , England . It is a few miles north of Brighton . According to the 2001 census, Pyecombe had a total of 200 inhabitants.
geography
The village is on the London to Brighton road.
history
The name “Pyecombe” is derived from “peac cumb” (“summit valley”).
The parish church was largely built in 1170.
Sports
The Pyecombe Golf Club is north of the village.
There is also the Three Grays riding school and the Brendon Stud stud in Pyecombe .
sons and daughters of the town
Actress Katie Johnson (1878–1957), known as the old lady from Ladykillers , was born here.
Web links
Commons : Pyecombe - collection of images, videos and audio files
Coordinates: 50 ° 54 ′ N , 0 ° 10 ′ W