Welcome to Balls Cross

Balls Cross is a small village located in the district of Horsham, West Sussex. The village is situated on the A29 road, which connects the towns of Billingshurst and Bognor Regis. The village is surrounded by beautiful countryside and is a popular destination for walkers and cyclists. The village has a small primary school, a village hall, and a pub called The Fox Inn.

The village of Balls Cross has a rich history dating back to the 13th century. The village was originally known as "Baldes Cros" and was named after a local landowner. The village was once home to a number of farms and smallholdings, but today it is primarily a residential area. The village has a strong sense of community, and there are a number of events and activities that take place throughout the year, including a summer fete and a Christmas market.

Despite its small size, Balls Cross is a vibrant and welcoming village that offers a peaceful and relaxed way of life. The village is surrounded by beautiful countryside, and there are plenty of opportunities for outdoor activities such as walking, cycling, and horse riding. The village has a strong sense of community, and there are plenty of opportunities to get involved in local events and activities. Whether you are looking for a quiet place to retire or a friendly community to raise a family, Balls Cross is a great place to call home.

Local Weather

Overcast

Temp: 7.2°C

Feels Like: 4.9°C

Wind: 7.6 MPH

Wind Dir: E

Local Schools

School	Details
Northchapel Community Primary School Community School Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mrs Deborah Coggin	Pipers Lane Northchapel Petworth West Sussex GU28 9JA 01428707352 School Website
Plaistow And Kirdford Primary School Community School Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mr Charlie King	Plaistow Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 0PX 01403871275 School Website
Petworth Cof E Primary School Voluntary Controlled School Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mr John Galvin	South Grove Petworth West Sussex GU28 0EE 01798342369 School Website
Wisborough Green Primary School Community School Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mrs Caroline Bennett	Newpound Lane Wisborough Green Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 0EE 01403700280 School Website
Loxwood Primary School Community School Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mr Fiona Dowley	Nicholsfield Loxwood Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 0SR 01403752207 School Website
Fittleworth C Of E Village School Voluntary Controlled School Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mr Deborah Burnett	School Lane Fittleworth West Sussex RH20 1JB 01798865419 School Website
Fernhurst Primary School Academy Converter Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mr Jennifer Thornton	Haslemere Road Fernhurst Haslemere West Sussex GU27 3EA 01428653144 School Website
Duncton C Of E Junior School Voluntary Controlled School Ages:7-11 Head Teacher Mrs Helen Martin	Willett Close Duncton Petworth West Sussex GU28 0LB 01798342402 School Website
St Marys Church Of England Primary School Academy Sponsor Led Ages:5-11 Head Teacher Mrs Sheila Buckley	Petworth Road Chiddingfold Godalming Surrey GU8 4UF 01428683115 School Website
Weald School The Community School Ages:11-18 Head Teacher Mr Sarah Edwards	Station Road Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 9RY 01403787200 School Website

Local Train Stations

Train Station
Pulborough Station Approach, Pulborough, West Sussex, RH20 1AH 5.95 Miles

Billingshurst Station Road, Billingshurst, West Sussex, RH14 9SE 6.25 Miles

Haslemere Lower Street, Haslemere, Surrey, GU27 2PE 6.87 Miles

Witley Station Lane, Wormley, Surrey, GU8 5TB 7.62 Miles

Amberley Houghton Bridge, Amberley, West Sussex, BN18 9LT 9.06 Miles

Local Taxis

Taxi
K B Private Hire 01403 820099 38 Townfield, Billingshurst, West Sussex, RH14 0NP 1.76 Miles
Mike's Private Hire 07748 842853 22B Luffs Meadow, Petworth, West Sussex, GU28 9HN 2.86 Miles
Ashpark Cars 01403 871494 Cedar Terrace, Billingshurst, West Sussex, RH14 0QT 2.96 Miles
Dave's Cabs 07780 932190 1 Dawtreys Granary, Petworth, West Sussex, GU28 0AW 3.01 Miles
R S Private Hire Taxis Ltd 01798 343889 Pound Street, Petworth, West Sussex, GU28 0DX 3.09 Miles
X-Ecucar 01798 345196 534 Hilltop, Petworth, West Sussex, GU28 9AH 3.20 Miles
Petworth Private Hire 01798 342691 4 Meadow Way, Petworth, West Sussex, GU28 0ER 3.42 Miles
West Sussex Private Hire 01403 597001 Church View, Billingshurst, West Sussex, RH14 0DY 3.88 Miles
Taximancan 01428 685511 9 Brook Meadow, Godalming, Surrey, GU8 4UZ 5.70 Miles
Tri-Cars Private Hire 01403 783285 8 Bridgewater Cl, Billingshurst, West Sussex, RH14 9EQ 5.88 Miles

Local Post Boxes

Post Box
Balls Cross Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
High Noons Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
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Pound Common Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Limbo Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Kirdford Post Office Collection Today available until:16:00 Weekday Last Collection:16:00 Saturday Last Collection:09:00
Last Lodges Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Crouchmans Crossroads Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Mackerell Common Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Hampers Green Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
North Street Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Strood Green Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Fox Hill Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00

Local GP Practices

GP Practice	Details
The Petworth Surgery 01798 342248	Petworth Surgery Grove Street Petworth West Sussex GU28 0LP
Loxwood Surgery 1403 752246	Loxwood Medical Practice Farm Close Loxwood West Sussex RH14 0SU
Pulborough Medical Group 01798 872815	Pulborough Primary C/Ctr Spiro Close Pulborough West Sussex RH20 1FG
Pulborough Medical Group - Covid Local Vaccination Service	Spiro Close Pulborough RH20 1FG
Pulborough Medical Group - Covid Local Vaccination Service 3	Spiro Close Pulborough RH20 1FG

Local Stores

Petworth
Market Square
Petworth
West Sussex
GU28 0AH
01798 342244
Store Website
2.96 miles

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SPAR - BP Broken Spur Garage
BROKEN SPUR
PETWORTH ROAD
GODALMING
GU8 4SP
01428 652 566
Store Website
4.8 miles

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Local Vetinary Surgeries

Ros Equine Veterinary Services Ltd
Brownings Wing Glasshouse Lane Kirdford West Sussex RH14 0LW 01403 791690 office@rosequinevets.com Website 1.77 miles

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The Livestock Partnership
The Old Stables Strood Green Wisborough Green Billinghurst West Sussex RH14 0HJ 01403 700992 info@livestockvets.co.uk Website 2.89 miles

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Petworth Veterinary Centre Ltd
36 Littlecote Petworth West Sussex GU28 0EF 01798 342938 reception@petworthvetcentre.uk Website 3.17 miles
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P J Mcmahon
Kings Park Equine Clinic Shillinglee Road Plaistow Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 0PQ 01403 871 331 info@pjmcmahon.co.uk Website 3.28 miles

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Equine Veterinary Performance Ltd
Petworth Road Wisborough Green West Sussex RH14 0EP 01403283061 equinevetclinic@outlook.com 3.31 miles
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Alfold Veterinary Surgery
Alfold Business Park Loxwood Road Alfold Cranleigh Surrey GU6 8HP 01403 753500 Website 5.87 miles

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Local Dog Walks

Petworth Park
One Of My Favourite Areas To Walk, Apparently The Park Is 750 Acres, Has Access To The Back Of Petworth House, Glorious Lakes And A Beautiful Uninterrupted Views. Once You Move Away From The Main Road, You Can Believe That You Are In The Middle Of No-Where. There Are Quite A Lot Of Deer, But They Seem Unfazed By People And Dogs. 258 London Rd Lancashire 2.04 miles London Road

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Petworth Park
Lovely Walk With Beautiful Views. You Can Do Short Walk Or Longer Walks. Great For Families Too. Parking £3 Unless You're National Trust Member. Petworth House Church St Petworth Lancashire GU28 0AE 2.84 miles

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Petworth Park
Beautiful Park With Lovely Scenery And Plenty Of Wild Dears And Wildlife. 398 Tillington Rd Petworth Lancashire GU28 0QY 3.10 miles

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Black Down
National Trust, A Mixture Of Wooded Areas, Gorse And Meadow With Some Absolutely Outstanding Views. You Can Do A Short Loop, That Takes About 45 Minutes Or Do Two Hour Walk To Encompass The Surrounding Black Dogs National Trust Area. Quite Hilly But With Good, Well Walked Paths. Tennyson'S Ln Haslemere GU27 3BJ 5.33 miles

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The Duke Of Cumberland Pub Walk At Henley
74 The Village Henley Haslemere GU27 3HQ 5.83 miles Henley Village Is Just Off The A286 Road From Haslemere To Midhurst. The Walk Starts At The Restricted Byway Just Beyond Old Smugglers

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Midhurst Way At Cowdray Park
A272 Easebourne 6.18 miles Start At Either The A272 Free Cowdray Farm Shop In Easebourne, Nr \|Midhurst Or The Free A272 Cowdray Car Park At Benbow Pond

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Weather Forecast

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	Clear	Clear	Clear	Clear	Sunny	Overcast	Overcast	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Overcast	Overcast	Fog
Temp	-6.1°C	-4.9°C	-3.6°C	-3.3°C	-3.2°C	-1.5°C	0.5°C	2.5°C	3.3°C	2.4°C	1.2°C	0.1°C
Feels Like	-11.1°C	-9.9°C	-8.7°C	-6.9°C	-6.4°C	-4.3°C	-0.3°C	1.7°C	2.4°C	1.1°C	-0.7°C	-2.4°C

Tuesday	00:00	02:00	04:00	06:00	08:00	10:00	12:00	14:00	16:00	18:00	20:00	22:00

	Freezing fog	Freezing fog	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Overcast	Cloudy
Temp	-0.4°C	-0.3°C	-0.2°C	-0.2°C	-0.6°C	-0.8°C	-0.9°C	0.1°C	0.1°C	-1.1°C	-2°C	-3.2°C
Feels Like	-3.4°C	-4.1°C	-4.5°C	-4.8°C	-5.4°C	-5.9°C	-6°C	-4.7°C	-4.5°C	-5.7°C	-6.4°C	-7.4°C

Wednesday	00:00	02:00	04:00	06:00	08:00	10:00	12:00	14:00	16:00	18:00	20:00	22:00

	Cloudy	Cloudy	Overcast	Overcast	Partly Cloudy	Sunny	Sunny	Sunny	Sunny	Cloudy	Cloudy	Overcast
Temp	-2.9°C	-3.1°C	-3.5°C	-4°C	-4.4°C	-3.6°C	-1.8°C	0°C	0.2°C	-1°C	-1.6°C	-2.2°C
Feels Like	-6.4°C	-6.7°C	-7.4°C	-8.2°C	-9.1°C	-8.4°C	-6°C	-4.2°C	-3.6°C	-4.1°C	-4.8°C	-5.7°C

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