Lower Beeding is a village

Village

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 and civil parish

Civil parish

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 in the Horsham

Horsham (district)

Horsham is a local government district in West Sussex, England. Its council is based in Horsham. The district borders those of Crawley, Mid Sussex, Mole Valley, Chichester, Arun and Adur....

 District of West Sussex

West Sussex

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, England

England

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. It lies on the B2110, B2115 and A281 roads 3.5 miles (5.6 km) southeast from Horsham

Horsham

Horsham is a market town with a population of 55,657 on the upper reaches of the River Arun in the centre of the Weald, West Sussex, in the historic County of Sussex, England. The town is south south-west of London, north-west of Brighton and north-east of the county town of Chichester...

. The main village is centred around the church (Holy Trinity) and pub (The Plough) where the B2115 meets the B2110, but the hamlets of Crabtree (to the south-west) and Plummer's Plain (to the north-east) are also considered to be part of the village. The main attraction was Leonardslee Gardens, but these were closed to the public after 30 June 2010.

At Plummer's Plain there is a spring that is the official source of the River Ouse

River Ouse, Sussex

The River Ouse is a river in the counties of West and East Sussex in England.-Course:The river rises near Lower Beeding and runs eastwards into East Sussex, meandering narrowly and turning slowly southward...

 that eventually exits into the sea at Newhaven

Newhaven, East Sussex

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The South Lodge Hotel in Lower Beeding was the venue for the 2009 G20 Summit meeting of finance ministers.