a parliamentary borough and market-town of England, county of Sussex, pleasantly situated on a rising ground on the right bank of the Rother, 11 miles N.N.E. of Chichester, and 50 miles S.W. by S. of London. The town is well built and clean; and the principal buildings are the town-hall, which is neat, and the parish church of St Denis, a plain structure in the Gothic style, which, though formerly small, has been recently considerably enlarged. There are also places of worship for Independents and Baptists. Midhurst has a free grammar school, a national school, several almshouses and other charitable establishments, a literary and scientific institution, and a savings-bank. The remains of the castle of the Bohuns, formerly the lords of Midhurst, are to be seen on an eminence near the river; and in the neighbourhood of the town are the ruins of Cowdray House, the seat of the Montagu family, which was built in the time of Henry VIII., and burnt down in 1793. A new house has been built not far from the old, and is now in the possession of the Earl of Egmont. From the time of Edward II. till the passing of the Reform Bill, Midhurst returned two members to Parliament, but the number has now been reduced to one. Midhurst is the seat of a county court; and three annual fairs are held here. The market-day is Thursday. Pop. (1851) of the parliamentary borough, 7021.