When the first railway line was laid, the area gained this name, construcion of the railway ceased at this point as it was considered the end of the world, fully covered by countryside in each and every direction, so, they built a station here and called it World’s End station.

Burgess Hill has various supermarkets like Waitrose, Tesco and Iceland, also, American Express had one of its European financial headquarters here.

A major Swiss pharmaceutical firm – Hoffmann-La Roche has acquired the site where the telecom company Ericsson was once located.

There are many tourist attractions in and around Burgess Hil, Hammonds Place, an elegant Elizabethan residence is located in the south of the town and it is said that Michelbourne built this residence in 1565.

Walnut Tree Cottages and Chapel Farm House are other attractions as they are medieval sites dating back to the Tudor period.

The eastern boundary of the town has Freckborough Manor House and Pollards Farm, burghess farm is now has Chanctonbury Estate and Oakmeeds School on its site.

West End Farm – now called Old Timbers, is another site worth visiting as it was built during the 17th century.

Many Victorian detached houses built during the nineteenth century are still intact and it also has workmen’s terraced cottages.

Burgess Hill has Batchelors Farm and Bedelands, two nature reserves and also the common land where Ditchling Common Country Park is located.

Many small recreation areas and large parks aer also situated around the town.

Burgess Hill also has a cinema theatre ‘Orion Cinema’ which was opened in 1928, the Triangle, a leisure centre is on the northern side of Burgess Hill, there is another local theatre in the town and a musical theatre.

The town was developed gradually from a rural village and hence only during 1950’s the population of the town began to grow.

Victoria Industrial Estate was also expanded during 1950’s and this has created more employment opportunities to the people of the nearby locality.

In 1986, Sheddingdean Industrial Estate was developed, a small one when compared to Victoria Industrial estate.

Burgess Hill is well connected by roads and railways, London to Brighton railway line was laid during 1841 and this has resulted in the expansion of Burgess Hill.

Wivesfield railway station serves the northern part of Burgess Hill and the Burgess Hill railway station also caters the needs of the locals.

There are several bypasses connecting the town to many prime locations.

Burgess Hill is now a fast developing town with an ever increasing population. More and more amenities are becoming available for the visiting tourists and local government has recognised the importance of conserving historic buildings.

Burgess Hill is located in the Sussex Weald surrounded by the villages Hurstpierpoint and Hassocks, primarily on the West Sussex side of the border in-between the two counties.

Divisions of the World’s End district of the town are in diagonal of the county line of East Sussex.

Up until the 19th century, the town was called as St John’s Common. The town acquired this name because of the common land used by the residents of the manors of Keymer and Clayton for grazing.

The annual Midsummer Fair was held every year in this common land to celebrate the birth of St John the Baptist.

Burgess Hill – the reason behind the name of the town differs from person to person, some say that the current train station gave the name Burgess Hill to the town and some believe that the Burgess Farm in the south-east of this town gave this name to the town.

Gatwick Airport is 26km from Burgess Hill and on the way you can see a large settlement ‘Crawley’ which is 21km north of Burgess Hill.

Burgess Hill is a civil parish 62 km south of London, it is located within Mid Sussex and also is close to the border.

During the early 17th century, much common land of this town was divided for small businesses and houses, at that time tile and brick manufacturing units were flourishing due to the increased demand.

Many shops and alehouses were established on the common land and shoemakers, weavers and smiths worked here

. Only since 1880, has Burgess Hill seen development as it became a town from a rural settlement.

During this period the industries in Brighton began to flourish, and many migrating professionals settled in this town which led to rapid development.

Manchester Central Station and St James Church are the two places famous for the handmade tiles of Burgess Hill.

The present Victoria Industrial Estate was once used by the public as a garden and it was opened to the public on the occasion of Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations.

Earlier, Mr. Edwin Street was the owner of the Victoria Pleasure Gardens, the garden contained a huge lake and it was used for boating during summer and for skating in winter

Burgess Hill was created in the parishes of Keymer, Ditchling and Clayton, when the name of the Burgeys family emerged in the tax rolls, the town also got the name.

‘Bourgeois’ – dweller of a borough is the word from which the Burgeys family got their family name, many buildings were constructed during the Elizabethan period carry the name of Burgeys, a few are still intact and can be seen in the town.

A roman road was built connecting the South coast to London and it passes through Burgess Hill, however, there is no evidence that Burgess Hill was once a Roman settlement.

The River Adur’s tributary that passes through the town is locally called Hambrook. The town is contained within the ring road on the west side and West/East Sussex border on the east side.

The northern side of Burgess Hill is called World’s End.