Horsham

Local Authority District in England

West Sussex, South East

§ This page gives an overview of the Horsham local authority district, bringing together key facts, maps, and data to help you quickly understand the area. One of 361 district profiles on Baseview.

Overview ⁞ Horsham district in West Sussex covers a large area of countryside, market towns, and villages. Horsham town itself has a medieval church, market square, and parks, while villages such as Steyning and Storrington preserve historic character. The South Downs form the southern boundary, while the High Weald extends into the north with wooded hills and valleys. Rivers, commons, and farmland dominate the landscape, making it a district rich in rural beauty and historic settlements.

The administrative boundary of Horsham can be viewed on OpenStreetMap: District Boundary of Horsham.

Map of Horsham — Administrative Boundary of Horsham (Local Authority District)

Key Facts about Horsham

What region is Horsham in? Horsham is in the South East of England, a region within the UK.

What county is Horsham in? Horsham is located in the county of West Sussex.

Is Horsham a city? No, Horsham is not a city. (Note: the UK has 76 officially designated cities.)

Who governs Horsham? The local authority for this district is: Horsham District Council - responsible for district-level services. Since West Sussex is a two-tier area, county-level services are handled by: West Sussex County Council.

▶ Official website of Horsham District Council 🔗 horsham.gov.uk

Which police force covers Horsham? Policing in Horsham is provided by Sussex Police 🔗 sussex.police.uk, which serves 13 local authority districts: Adur ⁞ Arun ⁞ Brighton and Hove ⁞ Chichester ⁞ Crawley ⁞ Eastbourne ⁞ Hastings ⁞ Horsham ⁞ Lewes ⁞ Mid Sussex ⁞ Rother ⁞ Wealden ⁞ Worthing.

This district page, Horsham, is a sub-page of this county page: West Sussex and this region page: South East. It zooms in to local authorities and parliamentary constituencies, and provides a list of wards in this district. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK local authority districts: List of Local Authority Districts.

Constituencies in Horsham

A constituency is a specific geographical area that elects one Member of Parliament (MP) to represent them in the House of Commons. The United Kingdom is divided into 650 parliamentary constituencies. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK parliamentary constituencies: List of Constituencies.

Wards in Horsham

Horsham is divided into 22 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.

Billingshurst
Bramber, Upper Beeding & Woodmancote
Broadbridge Heath
Colgate & Rusper
Cowfold, Shermanbury & West Grinstead
Denne
Forest
Henfield
Holbrook East
Holbrook West
Itchingfield, Slinfold & Warnham
Nuthurst & Lower Beeding
Pulborough, Coldwaltham & Amberley
Roffey North
Roffey South
Rudgwick
Southwater North
Southwater South & Shipley
Steyning & Ashurst
Storrington & Washington
Trafalgar
West Chiltington, Thakeham & Ashington

In the UK, a ward is a subdivision of a local authority area, used mainly for electoral and statistical purposes. Defined by the ONS, wards represent the primary unit for local elections, each returning one or more councillors to the local council. Wards are also used as a key geography for presenting population and census data.

Parishes in Horsham

Horsham is part-parished: 32 civil parishes (listed A-Z below) alongside 2 unparished areas.

Amberley
Ashington
Ashurst
Billingshurst
Bramber
Broadbridge Heath
Coldwaltham
Colgate
Cowfold
Henfield
Itchingfield
Lower Beeding
North Horsham
Nuthurst
Parham
Pulborough
Rudgwick
Rusper
Shermanbury
Shipley
Slinfold
Southwater
Steyning
Storrington and Sullington
Thakeham
Upper Beeding
Warnham
Washington
West Chiltington
West Grinstead
Wiston
Woodmancote

A civil parish is the lowest tier of local government in England, used for villages, small towns, and suburbs. They have their own local authority, either a parish council or a parish meeting, which provides local services like managing parks, allotments, and streetlights, and represents the community's views to larger councils.

Built-up Areas in Horsham

Horsham covers 45 built-up areas, listed below in alphabetical order.

Abingworth
Amberley (Horsham)
Ashington (Horsham)
Barns Green
Billingshurst
Bramber
Broadbridge Heath
Brooks Green
Bury (Chichester) *
Codmore Hill
Coldwaltham
Colgate
Cowfold
Crawley (Crawley) *
Findon *
Henfield
Holbrook (Horsham)
Hookwood *
Horsham
Itchingfield
Kingsfold
Littleworth
Mannings Heath
North Heath
Nutbourne
Partridge Green
Pease Pottage *
Pulborough
Rock (Horsham)
Rudgwick *
Rusper
Shermanbury
Slinfold
Small Dole
Southwater
Steyning
Storrington
Thakeham
Tisman's Common
Tower Hill
Upper Beeding
Warnham
Watersfield *
West Chiltington
Woodmancote

In the UK, a Built-up Area (BUA) is a continuous urban area of at least 20 hectares (0.2 km²), defined by the ONS as land where buildings are generally no more than 200 metres apart, such as towns, cities, or large villages. (Note: A BUA name marked with an asterisk (*) indicates that the area is situated partly in the district of Horsham.)

Horsham compared with other districts in the UK

This section shows how Horsham compares with other local authority districts in the UK, using a variety of measures and rankings.

Horsham has 22 electoral wards.

Horsham compared with other districts — ▮ Smaller: 178 ▮ Similar: 55 ▮ Larger: 128 (compared with 361 districts)

Horsham has a population of 151,521 (2024 mid-year estimate by ONS)

Population of Horsham compared with other districts — Population of Horsham, compared with other districts in England and Wales

More local statistics and data for Horsham can be found on the ONS statistics for Horsham.