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