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Ashington sits just off the A24, roughly midway between Horsham and Worthing, making it a practical base for anyone needing to reach the coast or the city while wanting to live within sight of the South Downs. Though it has grown considerably since its days as a small wayside settlement on the London to Worthing coach road, it has managed to retain its own identity separate from larger neighbours like Pulborough or Storrington. Life here tends to revolve around the central recreation ground and the village pharmacy, with the 15th-century parish church of St Peter and St Paul tucked away peacefully on the village outskirts. Much of the immediate landscape is flat, well-drained farmland, but you only have to walk a short distance south to find the steep rise of the chalk escarpment and the South Downs Way. It is a functional, settled place that serves as a quiet gateway to the more rugged terrain of the National Park.