Billingshurst

It boasts a wealth of independent High Street shops and a shopping centre by name of Jengers Mead. It has a large supermarket, a post office, banks, several good restuarants and pubs and an excellent library.

There are many clubs for interests such as football, angling, cricket, stoolball and even a sub-aqua club to name but a few. For those not into sport, there is a choral society, concert band and dramatic society.

There are several churches in Billingshurst, St Mary's Parish Church, St Gabriel's Catholic Church, Trinity United Reformed Church, Billingshurst Unitarian Chapel and not forgetting The Thakeham Quaker Meeting at The Blue Idol in Coolham.