Midhurst
Midhurst is a market town, church [3] and civil parish in West Sussex, England. It lies on the River Rother 20 miles (32 km) inland from the English Channel, and 12 miles (19 kilometres) north of the county town of Chichester. The name Midhurst was first recorded in 1186 as Middeherst, meaning "Middle wooded hill", or "(location) among the woody hillsides". It originates 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 regarding 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, along with South Pond, the previous fish-pond for the castle, are the only three structures left from this very early period. The parish church is the oldest building in Midhurst. Simply across the River Rother, in the parish of Easebourne, is the ruin of the Tudor Cowdray House.