Horsted Keynes
Horsted Keynes /keɪnz/ KAYNZ[3] is a village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England. The village is about 5 miles (8 km) north east of Haywards Heath, in the Weald. The civil parish is largely rural, covering 1,581 hectares (3,910 acres). At the 2011 census, it had a population of 1,586,[2] increased from 1,507 in 2001.[1] The 0° meridian passes about 1 mile to the east of the village of Horsted Keynes.
Horsted Keynes
15.81 km2 (6.10 sq mi) [1]
1,586 2011 Census[2]
95/km2 (250/sq mi)
32 miles (51 km) N
- Horsted Keynes
United Kingdom
HAYWARDS HEATH
01825
Amenities[edit]
Horsted Keynes is centred on a village green with pubs, Post Office and village store. The Post Office was to be closed down for lack of use but was bought up by a group of villagers who invested in its continued use for the community. It now serves a large rural area.
Like many other English villages Horsted Keynes is losing businesses that have been there for many years. After the closure of the main village store in 1992, and the more recent loss of the butcher, village hairdresser and photographer, the village garage closed down in June 2007. It was only 20 years ago that the village had two garages, but now it has none, leaving the nearest petrol retailer more than 6 miles (10 km) away. Planning permission was granted and the garage site has now been turned into residential accommodation.