A BODY has been discovered in a field.

Police shut a section of Clayton Hill, Pyecombe, this morning after the man's body was found.

The force said there are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the death.

A spokesman said: "At 7.16am today, police were called by the ambulance service after a man’s body was discovered in a field off Clayton Hill, Pyecombe.

"The coroner’s officer has been informed and there are no suspicious circumstances."

The road was closed near the junction with Mill Lane, but has since reopened.