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Goddards Green, West Sussex

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507: 445: 34: 50: 902: 57: 524:), makes a shallow meandering valley between small ancient woods. is a unifying feature and strongly influences the character of the area resulting in an enclosed localised valley setting. It would be the best of our English countryside, if it was not for the noise of the London Road and the Burgess Hill Link Road. 229: 497:
All the area south of Goddard's Green was threatened by a proposal for a massive new settlement of over 3000 homes. Local people had fought it off by 2017, but the area is still under pressure from developers. Campaigners are working hard against the 'Northern Arc' development around the countryside
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north of the Burgess Hill Link. Many recognise that the current hyper-development pressures might spreading to fill the whole gap between A23 and Burgess Hill ultimately destroy the ancient woodlands and the rich biodiversity around the Pook Bourne and the ancient woods around Goddard's Green.
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and their hybrids. The landowner allowed the public to use the woods for recreation until 2021, since when "Private: Keep out" notices have been put up. Locals have suggested this is so the land can ultimately be sold to developers with less protests from a concerned public.
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Ring Road are several derelict fields, some in Council ownership. With management they could become places with rich biodiversity but they look set to succeed to scrub thickets. The verges of Malthouse Lane as it turns east to join the Ring Road
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The area around Goddard's Green is extremely rich in biodiversity, ancient woodlands and clean streams. At the very north of the parish is Pond Lye which is a little lake that in the 1970s was earmarked to become a
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and a timber depot. The hamlet has become considerably quieter since the building of the A2300 as the roads through the hamlet were used by traffic taking shortcuts from the
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barn, of mid to late 18th century date, is located at North End Farm. Until 2012, the old Pookbourne Barn still stood (
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surviving. The lack management only increases the risk that the area will be developed.
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The hamlet consists of the Sportsman Inn, a few cottages, a water treatment works, a
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The lush brook meadows have escaped 'improvement' in some spots. There is
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and the ancient part has bluebells and wood anemones. South of Shalford (
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Investment to prevent flooding at Goddards Green - West Sussex Gazette
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Ancient Britain in the Light of Modern Archaeological Discoveries
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clambers all over the bushes by Pook Bourne Bridge (
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Hurstpierpoint and Sayers Common neighbourhood plan
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Goddards Green is located in West Sussex
West Sussex
OS grid reference
TQ284201
Civil parish
Hurstpierpoint and Sayers Common
District
Mid Sussex
Shire county
West Sussex
Region
South East
Country
England
Sovereign state
Post town
Postcode district
BN6
Dialling code
Police
Sussex
Fire
West Sussex
Ambulance
South East Coast
UK Parliament
Arundel and South Downs
UK
England

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