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Horsham

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Last Updated: Mar 31, 2025 • Article History

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Horsham, town and district, administrative county of West Sussex, historic county of Sussex, England. The mostly rural district covers a large part of west-central Sussex.

The town serves an extensive area of the Sussex Weald as an agricultural market and shopping centre and has light engineering and a few other industries. Christ’s Hospital School (Bluecoat School) was moved there in 1902 from the City of London. Area district, 205 square miles (530 square km). Pop. (2001) town, 47,804; district, 122,088; (2011) town, 48,041; district, 131,301.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Kenneth Pletcher.