Bolney

Bolney
Bolney Street
Bolney Location within West Sussex
Area	14.79 km2 (5.71 sq mi) [1]
Population	1,209 [1] 2001 Census 1,366 (2011 Census)[2]
• Density	82/km2 (210/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TQ261227
• London	35 miles (56 km) N
Civil parish	Bolney
District	Mid Sussex
Shire county	West Sussex
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HAYWARDS HEATH
Postcode district	RH17
Dialling code	01444
Police	Sussex
Fire	West Sussex
Ambulance	South East Coast
UK Parliament	Mid Sussex
Website	http://www.bolney.com/
List of places UK England West Sussex 50°59′23″N 0°12′13″W / 50.9898°N 0.20352°W / 50.9898; -0.20352

Bolney is a village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex district of West Sussex, England. It lies 36 miles (58 km) south of London, 11 miles (18 km) north of Brighton, and 27 miles (43 km) east northeast of the county town of Chichester, near the junction of the A23 road with the A272 road. The parish has a land area of 1,479.41 hectares (3,655.7 acres). In the 2001 census there were 1209 people living in 455 households of whom 576 were economically active. At the 2011 Census the population had increased to 1,366.^[2] Nearby towns include Burgess Hill to the southeast and Haywards Heath to the east.

The majority of the village sits between the A23 to the east, and the A272 to the south and consists of a main north–south road called The Street and towards the top of the village by Top Street, Cherry Lane and Ryecroft cutting east/west. Outside of this area the village extends south of the A272 down Bolney Chapel Road and to the East of the A23 in Crossways. The Bolney crossroads of the A23 and A272 has always been an accident black spot, and even with the building of the A23 flyover the area still has a high level of accidents and incidents on its stretch of the A23.