Population 2,775 2001 Census Civil parish Plaistow and Ifold Country England Area 21.02 km² District Chichester District UK parliament constituency Horsham | OS grid reference TQ014308 Region South East Sovereign state United Kingdom Shire county West Sussex Dialling code 01403 | |
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Plaistow and Ifold (/ˈplæstoʊ.əndˈaɪfoʊld/) is a civil parish in the Chichester district of West Sussex, England. It lies on the northern boundary of West Sussex, and contains the villages of Plaistow, West Sussex and Ifold. It has a land area of 2102 hectares (5192 acres). In the 2001 census 1856 people lived in 701 households, of whom 910 were economically active. By the time of the Census 2011 the civil parish was simply called Plaistow.(qv)
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Map of Ifold, Billingshurst, UK
Landmarks
Chiddingfold Forest is a Site of Special Scientific Interest partly within the parish. The rare pearl-bordered fritillary lives in the forest. This is an important butterfly egg-laying area. There are also rare moths in this locality including: the argent and sable, common fan-foot, white-line snout, waved carpet and drab looper.
Chiddingfold Forest is home to the Bechstein's bat. Three maternity colonies have been identified which have at least eighty breeding females.