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{{Short description|Village and parish in West Sussex, England}} {{Use British English|date=June 2016}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2016}} {{More citations needed|date=April 2009}} {{Infobox UK place | official_name = Cuckfield | country = England | civil_parish = Cuckfield | region = South East England | static_image_name = HighStreetCuckfield.jpg | static_image_caption = Cuckfield High Street | area_footnotes = <ref name="WSCC2001">{{cite web|url=http://www.westsussex.gov.uk/communityandliving/census2001/pop_parish_summary.pdf |title=2001 Census: West Sussex β Population by Parish |publisher=West Sussex County Council |access-date=7 April 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608075926/http://www.westsussex.gov.uk/communityandliving/census2001/pop_parish_summary.pdf |archive-date=8 June 2011 |df=dmy }}</ref> | area_total_km2 = 4.32 | population = 3,266 | population_ref = <ref name="WSCC2001" /> [[United Kingdom Census 2001|2001 Census]]<br> 3,500 (2011 Census)<ref name=ONS>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11122524&c=Cuckfield&d=16&e=62&g=6474788&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1475071075781&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|access-date=28 September 2016|publisher=Office for National Statistics |work=Neighbourhood Statistics}}</ref> | population_density = {{convert|757|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on}} | os_grid_reference = TQ305245 | coordinates = {{coord|51.0096|-0.1407|display=inline,title}} | label_position = top | post_town = Haywards Heath | postcode_area = RH | postcode_district = RH17 | dial_code = 01444 | constituency_westminster = [[Mid Sussex (UK Parliament constituency)|Mid Sussex]] | london_distance = {{convert|34|mi}} [[Boxing the compass|N]] | shire_district = [[Mid Sussex District|Mid Sussex]] | shire_county = [[West Sussex]] | website = }} '''Cuckfield''' ({{IPAc-en|Λ|k|Κ|k|f|iΛ|l|d}} {{respell|KUUK|feeld}}) is a village and [[civil parishes in England|civil parish]] in the [[Mid Sussex District|Mid Sussex]] District of [[West Sussex]], England, on the southern slopes of the [[Weald]]. It lies {{convert|34|mi|km|0}} south of London, {{convert|13|mi|km|0}} north of [[Brighton]], and {{convert|31|mi|km|0}} east northeast of the county town of [[Chichester]]. Nearby towns include [[Haywards Heath]] to the southeast and [[Burgess Hill]] to the south. It is surrounded on the other sides by the parish of [[Ansty and Staplefield]] formerly known as Cuckfield Rural. [[Aumale]] in Normandy has been a [[Twin towns and sister cities|twin town]] since 1993<ref name=aumale>{{cite web|title=Aumale|url=http://www.cuckfield.org/page.php?pg=240|website=Cuckfield village life online|access-date=10 October 2015}}</ref> and [[Karlstadt am Main|Karlstadt]] in Bavaria since 1998.<ref name=CEA>{{cite web|title=Cuckfield European Association|url=http://www.cuckfield.org/page.php?pg=56|website=Cuckfield Village life online|access-date=10 October 2015}}</ref> Cuckfield is known locally for its idiosyncratic system of mayoral voting; unlimited numbers of votes can be purchased for the price of one penny each, with the winner receiving the most votes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jdawiseman.com/papers/electsys/unusual-electoral-systems.html|title=Unusual electoral systems|website=www.jdawiseman.com}}</ref> The position is purely honorary and the money raised supports local charities.
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