A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
HAYWARDS-HEATH, a small new town in Cuckfield parish, Sussex; on a recently-enclosed heath, and on the London and Brighton railway, 2 miles E by S of Cuckfield, and 12½ N of Brighton. It has a post-office under Cuckfield, a railway station with telegraph, a hotel, corn stores, a church built in 1864, an Independent chapel, a large school, and numerous new villas. A weekly market is held on Wednesday; and fairs on 23 April and 18 Nov. A chapelry of H.-H. was constituted in 1864. Pop., about 1,000. The living is a vicarage. Value, £145.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a small new town" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Cuckfield AP/CP Sussex AncC |
| Place: | Haywards Heath |
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