Midhurst
Midhurst is a market town, church [3] and civil parish in West Sussex, England. It pushes the River Rother 20 miles (32 km) inland from the English Channel, and 12 miles (19 km) north of the county town of Chichester. The name Midhurst was first recorded in 1186 as Middeherst, indicating "Middle wooded hillside", or "(place) among the woody hillsides". It originates from the Old English words midd (adjective) or mid (preposition), suggesting "in the middle", plus hyrst, "a wooded hill". The Norman St. Ann's Castle dates from about 1120, although the foundations are all that can currently be seen. The castle, the parish church of St. Mary Magdalene as well as St. Denis, together with South Pond, the previous fish-pond for the castle, are the only three structures left from this very early duration. The parish church is the earliest structure in Midhurst. Just across the River Rother, in the church of Easebourne, is the spoil of the Tudor Cowdray House.
