Warnham is a small village near Horsham, famous as the birthplace of poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, who was born in 1792 at Field Place, a large house on the edge of the village. Though many of the Shelley clan are remembered in St Margaret's Church, there is no memorial to Percy.
This is easily explained; his father did not approve of his son's choice of profession, and when the younger Shelley refused to give up poetry, his father cast him out and refused to acknowledge him. The poet is buried in Rome, and his heart is interred at Bournemouth, where his son lies buried.
Outside Warnham village is Warnham Nature Reserve, which has Warnham Millpond at its core. This area of woodland, meadow, and marsh has viewing areas and bird hides for visitors to observe local wildlife.
Southeast of the village is Warnham Court, an 1828 mansion set in parkland that holds a landscape garden and pinetum.
About Warnham
Address: Warnham,
West Sussex,
England
Attraction Type: Village
Location: 2 miles north west of Horsham off the A24
Location map
OS: TQ 1568 3356
Photo Credit: Andy Potter, licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence
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Blue Idol Meeting House - 7.2 miles (Historic Church) 
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