What is "fernhurst"

Fernhurst is a village and civil parish in the Chichester District of West Sussex, England. It is located on the A286 Guildford to Chichester road, three miles (5 km) south of Haslemere. The parish includes the settlements of Henley Common, Kingsley Green and Bell Vale and is sited within the boundaries of the South Downs National Park.

The area of the parish is 2337 hectares (5772 acres). In the 2001 census there were 1,158 households with a total population of 2,765 of whom 1,244 were economically active.

The village is surrounded by hills, including Telegraph Hill , Marley Heights , Bexley Hill , Fridays Hill and the highest hill in Sussex, Blackdown to the northeast. It is surrounded by miles of footpaths, the path to the summit of Blackdown commencing at the Red Lion.

Fernhurst is an electoral ward of Chichester District, West Sussex, England and returns two members to sit on Chichester District Council.