| Forest Row |
 The forest near Forest Row in 1908 |
| Forest Row is so called from its proximity to the great Forest of Ashdown, and originated in the building of hunting lodges for the use of noblemen and gentlemen who made sport there when "Lancaster Great Park" was in existence. A more desirable spot could scarcely be found; the venison was plentiful, and the scenery and bracing air delightful. The district abounds in picturesque beauty. extract from M.A. Lower's A Compendious History of Sussex published in 1870 |
| Forest Row is a village and parish in the East Grinstead division of Sussex, in the hundred of East Grinstead, rape of Pevensey, rural deanery of East Grinstead, archdeaconry of Lewes and diocese of Chichester. Forest Row was formed as a separate parish from East Grinstead in 1894. It is 3 miles south of East Grinstead and 33 miles south of London The population of Forest Row in 1861 was 1,411; in 1871 was 1,817; in 1891 was 2,137; in 1901 was 2,516; in 1911 was 3,035; in 1921 was 3,303; and in 1931 was 2,989 (the decline being due to boundary changes with East Grinstead). |
| Forest Row historical notes has been derived from the same sources to highlight Forest Row's key events in chronological order |
| Parish & other records | Before 1500 |
1500 to 1550 |
1550 to 1600 |
1600 to 1650 |
1650 to 1700 |
1700 to 1725 |
1725 to 1750 |
1750 to 1775 |
1775 to 1800 |
1800 to 1825 |
1825 to 1850 |
1850 to 1875 |
1875 to 1900 |
1900 to 1925 |
1925 to 1950 |
1950 to 1975 |
1975 to 2000 |
After 2000 |
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| 1452 | Births | 3 | 1 | 54 | 115 | 618 | 651 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| 847 | Christenings | 494 | 351 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 90 | Marriages | 58 | 28 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 87 | Deaths | 1 | 32 | 42 | 6 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 106 | Burials | 37 | 52 | 10 | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Books and other documents | |
| Published | Title, author and references |
| 1810 | Tunbridge Wells and its Neighbourhood by Paul Amsinck and Letitia Byrne ⇒ p. 80 |
| 1835 | The History, Antiquities and Topography of the County of Sussex by Thomas Walker Horsfield, F.S.A. ⇒ p. 390 |
| 1840 | New Guide for Tunbridge Wells by John Colbran and edited by James Phippen ⇒ p. 287 |
| 1867 | The Post Office Directory of Sussex by E. R. Kelly, M.A., F.S.S. ⇒ entry |
| 1868 | Notes on East Grinstead by J. C. Stenning ⇒ p. 144 |
| 1870 | A Compendious History of Sussex - Volume I. by Mark Antony Lower, M.A. ⇒ p. 187 |
| 1874 | The Post Office Directory of Sussex by E. R. Kelly, M.A., F.S.S. ⇒ entry |
| 1882 | Kelly's Directory of Sussex by E. R. Kelly, M.A., F.S.S. ⇒ entry |
| 1927 | The Sussex Highlands ⇒ p. 75 |
| 2004 | The Manor of Duddleswell by Colin J Hobbs ⇒ Manor records |
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