The Birches

The Birches is a forest in Slinfold, Horsham District, England. The Birches is situated nearby to the hamlet Rapkyns Care Village, as well as near the village Slinfold.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Christ’s Hospital railway station and The Parish Church of St Peter.

Christ’s Hospital railway station

Railway station

Photo: Bluebellnutter, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Christ's Hospital railway station is near Horsham in West Sussex, England. It is 40 miles 7 chains down the line from London Bridge via Redhill. It was opened in 1902 by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway and was intended primarily to serve Christ's Hospital, a large private school which had moved to the area in that year.

The Parish Church of St Peter

Church

Photo: The Voice of Hassocks, CC0.

St. John’s Church

Church

Photo: Andy Potter, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Horsham and Broadbridge Heath.

Horsham

Photo: Richard Nevell, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Horsham is a traditional English market town in West Sussex. The first mention of Horsham was in King Eadred's land charter of AD 947. The town had connections to the sale of horses and recent ideas suggest the name might be derived from "Horse Ham", meaning "a settlement where horses are kept".

Broadbridge Heath

Village

Photo: Andy Potter, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Broadbridge Heath is a village and civil parish in the Horsham district of West Sussex, England. It is about two miles west from the historic centre of Horsham.