Ansty is a village

Village

A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...

 in the Mid Sussex

Mid Sussex

Mid Sussex is a local government district in the English county of West Sussex. It contains the towns of East Grinstead, Haywards Heath and Burgess Hill....

 district of West Sussex

West Sussex

West Sussex is a county in the south of England, bordering onto East Sussex , Hampshire and Surrey. The county of Sussex has been divided into East and West since the 12th century, and obtained separate county councils in 1888, but it remained a single ceremonial county until 1974 and the coming...

, England

England

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. It lies on the A272 road 1.4 miles (2.2 km) southwest of Cuckfield

Cuckfield

Cuckfield is a large village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England, on the southern slopes of the Weald. It lies south of London, north of Brighton, and east northeast of the county town of Chichester. Nearby towns include Haywards Heath to the southeast and Burgess...

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Ansty has a pub (the Ansty Cross), a cricket team (Ansty Cricket Club), and the Dark Star

Dark Star (brewery)

Dark Star is a brewery in currently located in Partridge Green, in the county of West Sussex, England.-Name:Dark Star was originally the name of a porter developed by Rob Jones when he was employed by the Pitfield Brewery. The name comes from the Grateful Dead song Dark Star. It was highly...

micro brewery.

Ansty also plays host to the annual 'Ansty Music Festival' or "AMF" which is now in its final year.

Pronunciation

Ansty or Anstye is traditionally pronounced with a heavy stress on the final sylable.