Southwater is a large village and civil parish in the Horsham District of West Sussex, England, with a population of roughly 10,000.

[4] In the early 19th century Southwater was predominately a collection of large estates divided into leased farms.

[5] At the peak of production, the Southwater brickworks manufactured 18 million bricks a year, and employed 100 men.

[7] Following the closure of the brickworks, there was a project implemented to transform the area into a country park, which is now a major family attraction in the district.

[10] The Country Park is located on land originally named Andrews Farm which dates back to mediaeval times.

[15] The country park was finally finished and ready for the public in 1985 and had nature trails, lots of paths, seating, a beach to paddle, a dipping pond and two beautiful lakes.

Southwater Country Park is a 70-acre site with three lakes and numerous access paths located close to the centre of the village.

The Country Park and the Southwater Area Community Centre both have direct access to the Downs Link footpath/cycleway.

Lennoxwood is a fishing lake which has Pike, Perch, Tench, Roach, Chubb and Carp up to 25 lb.

A local resident, Amanda Botting, set up a petition to have the fence removed which gained 3,300 signatures.

[21] Between 1890 and 2018, Southwater CC played at a ground located next to the Village Hall, on land originally donated to the club by the Fletcher family.