Midhurst
Midhurst is a market community, church [3] and also civil church in West Sussex, England. It lies on the River Rother 20 miles (32 km) inland from the English Channel, and also 12 miles (19 kilometres) north of the county town of Chichester. The name Midhurst was first recorded in 1186 as Middeherst, suggesting "Middle wooded hill", or "(area) among the wooded hills". It originates from the Old English words midd (adjective) or mid (preposition), meaning "in the middle", plus hyrst, "a wooded hillside". 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 3 structures left from this very early period. The parish church is the oldest building in Midhurst. Just across the River Rother, in the church of Easebourne, is the ruin of the Tudor Cowdray House.