Warninglid (historically known as Warninglyth and Warningeld
) is a small
village
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in the
Mid Sussex District of
West Sussex
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, England. It lies on the B2115 road west of
Haywards Heath
Haywards Heath ( ) is a town in West Sussex, England, south of London, north of Brighton, south of Gatwick Airport and northeast of the county town, Chichester. Nearby towns include Burgess Hill to the southwest, Horsham to the northwest, ...
. The name Warninglid is believed to originate from two words, Werna and Gelad (meaning "Werna's Path".) It is in the
civil parish
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of
Slaugham
Slaugham ( or ) is a village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England. It is located to the south of Crawley, on the A23 road to Brighton. The civil parish covers an area of . At the 2001 census it had a population of ...
.
At the centre of the village is a crossroads, and there sits the ''Half Moon''
public house
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. A nearby village -
Handcross
Handcross is a village in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England. It lies on the A23 road south of Crawley. At the 2011 Census the population fell within the civil parish of Slaugham.
Nymans Garden, of parklands run by the Nation ...
- provides the post office and convenience store for the locals. Over the last quarter century the village has won the Best-Kept Village competition three times.
There is one school serving Warninglid, namely
Warninglid Primary School. The school teaches 60 students and is led by Headteacher Marion West.
References
External links
Villages in West Sussex
Mid Sussex District
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