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c 1724		Part of the 1 inch to 1 mile map of Sussex produced in 1724 by Richard Budgen		Sheffield Bridge

1^st Sep 1787		[North] Sussex by John Cary		Sheffield Bridge	John Cary
	John Cary, apprenticed to William Palmer in 1770, went into business in 1783 as a publisher of maps, plans and road-books. He was highly successful and is referred to as the founder of the modern English School of Cartography by H.G. Fordham

c 1795		Part of the 1 inch to 1 mile map of Sussex produced in 1795 by William Gardner and Thomas Gream		Sheffield Bridge

c 1825		Part of the 1 inch to 1 mile map of Sussex produced in 1825 by Christopher and John Greenwood		Sheffield Bridge

6^th Jun 1841	Census	William Elphick, M, Head, age 40 to 44, born Sussex; occupation Farm labourer	William Elphick	Sheffield Wharf	1841 Census Fletching, Sussex
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Rebecca Elphick, F, [Wife], age 35 to 39, born Sussex	Rebecka Elphick
6^th Jun 1841	Census	William Elphick, M, [Son], age 13, born Sussex	William Elphick
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Mary Elphick, F, [Daughter], age 11, born Sussex	Mary Elphick
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Richard Elphick, M, [Son], age 6, born Sussex	Richard Elphick
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Thomas Elphick, M, [Son], age 4, born Sussex	Thomas Elphick
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Henry Elphick, M, [Son], age 3, born Sussex	Henry Elphick
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Harriot Elphick, F, [Daughter], age 1, born Sussex	Harriot Elphick
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Richard Ashdown, M, age 25 to 29, born Sussex; occupation Farm labourer	Richard Ashdown
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Abraham Cornwall, M, age 20 to 24, born Sussex; occupation Farm labourer	Abraham Cornwall

6^th Jun 1841	Census	Henry Manners, M, Head, age 35 to 39; occupation Farm labourer	Henry Manners	Sheffield Wharf	1841 Census Fletching, Sussex
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Margaret Manners, F, [Wife], age 35 to 39	Margaret Manners
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Ann Manners, F, [Daughter], age 15	Ann Manners
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Ellen Manners, F, [Daughter], age 14, born Sussex	Ellen Manners
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Emma Manners, F, [Daughter], age 10, born Sussex	Emma Manners
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Able Manners, M, [Son], age 8, born Sussex	Able Manners
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Eliza Manners, F, [Daughter], age 5, born Sussex	Eliza Manners
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Dinah Manners, F, [Daughter], age 3, born Sussex	Dianna Manners

30^th Mar 1851	Census	Head; widowed; occupation Farm labourer	Henry Manners	Sheffield Bridges	1851 Census Fletching, Sussex
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Daughter	Dianna Manners
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Lodger; occupation SCHOLAR	Caroline Elphick

30^th Mar 1851	Census	Head; widowed; occupation SHEPHERD	John Padgham	Sheffield Bridges	1851 Census Fletching, Sussex
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Son; occupation SOLDIER	Thomas Padgham
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Daughter; occupation GENERAL SERVANT	Harriet Padgham
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Son; occupation Farm labourer	Henry Padgham

30^th Mar 1851	Census	Head; widowed; occupation PAUPER	Rebecka Elphick	Sheffield Bridges	1851 Census Fletching, Sussex
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Son; occupation Farm labourer	James Elphick
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Son; occupation Farm labourer	Richard Elphick
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Son; occupation Farm labourer	Thomas Elphick
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Son; occupation Farm labourer	Henry Elphick
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Son; occupation SCHOLAR	Alfred Elphick
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Son	Trayton Elphick
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Son	George Elphick

c 1875		Part of the 6 inch to 1 mile map of Sussex produced in 1875 by Ordnance Survey		Sheffield Bridges

1882	Directory entry			Sheffield Bridges	Kelly's Directory
	A station, called Sheffield Bridges, will shortly (1882) be opened on the branch line from East Grinstead to Lewes, in connection with the London, Brighton and South Coast railway, a portion of the line extending from East Grinstead to the main line

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