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The Lodge, Maresfield Park
In the centre of the village is the Victorian gargoyle lodge with an archway diagonally set in the angle between …
Old Kennelwood Cottage
The crest of John Villers Shelley appears on many buildings in the parish including Woodlands Farm, ‘Shelley Villas’ and ‘Old …
Marshall’s Manor
A legacy of the Sussex Iron Industry, this splendid house in Horney Common was an Iron Master’s home and one …
The Old Parish Workhouse
Paddock Farm on the Tunbridge Wells road near Fairwarp Crossroads (on the left, just after the turning to Old Forge …
Tollgates and Turnpikes
The page from the seventeenth edition of “Patersons Roads” of April, 1824 by Edward Mogg shows there was a turnpike …
Ashdown Forest
In Saxon times, areas of Kent, Sussex, Surrey and Hampshire formed The Forest of Anderida or Forest of Pevensey. Ashdown …
Lampool – The Pool – The Hole House
The three varying names reflect the geographical position of the property. It is certainly one of the older houses in …
The Deadman family at Powder Mills Cottages
About 1900 James Deadman (born 1856) from Chiddingly, who had married Rose Mary Thompson at Bodle St. Green in 1891 …
Budletts Corner, Blackhouse Farm and the old Mill Pond
Blackhouse Farm and Budlett’s Corner Sussex has four moated buildings, Herstmonceux Castle, Bodiam Castle, Michelham Priory and the lesser known …
The First Muzzle-Loading Cannon : Buxted or Maresfield?
Originally published by John Wrake in June 1999, as “Maresfield HISTORICAL SOCIETY : OCCASIONAL PAPERS 2” GUNFOUNDING IN SUSSEX. To …
The Powder Mills – Abbey’s Lakes
The Powder Mills were erected on the site of one of Maresfield’s larger ironworks – The Forge, about 1830. The …
The Park House – Park Farm
One of the larger houses south of the church is ‘Park House’. It is not known when the residence was …
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