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Maresfield Park Mansion
Maresfield Park evolved during the 18th century and belonged to John Newnham who lived at ‘Strethouse’ opposite the church (site …
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 …
The Old Parish Workhouse
Paddock Farm on the Tunbridge Wells road near Fairwarp Crossroads (on the left, just after the turning to Old Forge …
Ashdown Forest
In Saxon times, areas of Kent, Sussex, Surrey and Hampshire formed The Forest of Anderida or Forest of Pevensey. Ashdown …
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 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 …
Maresfield Village Hall
The site of the Village Hall (originally called the Maresfield Reading Room) was once a slaughter house.It is not known …
Commemoration Lamps
The Parish Stocks and Pound have been lost for a century but a more recent loss has been two ornamental …
The Chequers
THE SOLID red brick-faced Georgian Inn stands in the centre of the village opposite Maresfield Church.Land Tax records show that …
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