Midhurst
Midhurst is a market community, church [3] and also civil parish 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, implying "Middle wooded hill", or "(location) among the woody hillsides". It originates from the Old English words midd (adjective) or mid (preposition), indicating "in the middle", plus hyrst, "a wooded hillside". 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, together with South Pond, the previous fish-pond for the castle, are the only 3 structures left from this early period. The parish church is the earliest building in Midhurst. Just throughout the River Rother, in the parish of Easebourne, is the wreck of the Tudor Cowdray House.
