| Withyham |
 Withyham's church and parsonage in 1783 |
| Withyham may certainly lay claim to being one of the most picturesques and historiclly interesting villages in East Sussex. … There is the valley through which the River Medway swiftly flows; the hop gardens and orchards dotted about on the undulating ground; the picturesque Summerford Hills and ancient farmstead; the Church and Rectory standing out conspicuously on the Knole; Buckhurst, the seat of the Earl De La Warr; and the magnificent Ashdown Forest scenery as a background. extract from Sutton's Historical Notes of Withyham |
| Withyham (or Withiam) is a village and parish in the East Grinstead division of Sussex, in the hundred of Hartfield, rape of Pevensey, rural deanery of East Grinstead, archdeaconry of Lewes and diocese of Chichester. Withyham is mid-way between East Grinstead and Tunbridge Wells. Withyham includes Buckhurst which was the home of the Sackvilles for over 600 years. The population of Withyham in 1811 was 1,155; in 1841 was 1,692; in 1861 was 1,597; in 1871 was 1,970; in 1881 was 2,150; in 1891 was 2,073; in 1901 was 2,147; in 1911 was 2,479; in 1921 was 2,498; and in 1931 was 2,724. The population of Withyham St Johns (also known as Crowborough Town) in 1891 was 716; in 1901 was 743; in 1911 was 952; in 1921 was 926; and in 1931 was 1,089. This parish of Withyham St Johns was subsequently reallocated to Crowborough. Withyham is derived from the Old English meaning 'Withy water-meadow' |
| Withyham historical notes has been derived from the same sources to highlight Withyham'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 |
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| 6943 | Births | 3 | 4 | 14 | 99 | 252 | 160 | 230 | 319 | 455 | 785 | 1554 | 1535 | 1181 | 352 | |||||
| 4034 | Christenings | 81 | 246 | 156 | 228 | 281 | 348 | 466 | 919 | 882 | 427 | |||||||||
| 1164 | Marriages | 33 | 52 | 62 | 172 | 90 | 90 | 119 | 256 | 200 | 89 | 1 | ||||||||
| 399 | Deaths | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 35 | 26 | 32 | 30 | 38 | 53 | 70 | 56 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 2 | |||
| 359 | Burials | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 32 | 24 | 28 | 31 | 39 | 45 | 55 | 56 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |||
| Books and other documents | |
| Published | Title, author and references |
| 1766 | The History of Tunbridge Wells by Thomas Benge Burr ⇒ p. 263 |
| 1810 | Tunbridge Wells and its Neighbourhood by Paul Amsinck and Letitia Byrne ⇒ p. 72 |
| 1830 | Guide of Tunbridge Wells ⇒ p. 163 |
| 1835 | The History, Antiquities and Topography of the County of Sussex by Thomas Walker Horsfield, F.S.A. ⇒ p. 393 |
| 1840 | New Guide for Tunbridge Wells by John Colbran and edited by James Phippen ⇒ p. 277 |
| 1849 | Historical and Architectural Notices of the Iron Works of the County of Sussex by Mark Antony Lower ⇒ p. 220 |
| 1851 | The Post Office Directory of Sussex by E. R. Kelly, M.A., F.S.S. ⇒ entry |
| 1867 | The Post Office Directory of Sussex by E. R. Kelly, M.A., F.S.S. ⇒ entry |
| 1870 | A Compendious History of Sussex - Volume II. by Mark Antony Lower, M.A. ⇒ p. 264 |
| 1871 | Sussex Archaeological Society Visit by The Sussex Advertiser ⇒ Account |
| 1871 | The Parliamentarian Surveys of the County of Sussex by John Robert Daniel-Tyssen, F.S.A. ⇒ p. 203 |
| 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 |
| 1902 | Historical Notes of Withyham, Hartfield and Ashdown Forest by C. N. Sutton ⇒ p. 1 |
| 1904 | Highways and Byways in Sussex by E.V. Lucas ⇒ p. 397 |
| 1909 | English Homes and Villages (Kent & Sussex) also published as Tunbridge Wells and its Neighbourhood by Lady Hope ⇒ p. 100 |
| 1927 | The Sussex Highlands ⇒ p. 33 |
| 1939 | The Sackvilles of Withyham by G.R.A. Dick ⇒ p. 113 |
| 2004 | The Manor of Duddleswell by Colin J Hobbs ⇒ Manor records |
| Pictures | more pictures | ||||||
 Plan of Buckhurst - c 1600 |  Old Buckhurst Gate Tower - c 1780 |  South View of Viscount Sackvilles house at Stoneland - 1783 |  West View of the Church and Parsonage at Withyham - 1783 |  Shelocks near Tunbridge Wells taken in a field near Rusthall Common - 1785 |  Buckhurst House - 1804 |  Buckhurst - 1809 | |
 Stoneland - 1809 |  Withyham - 1809 |  Buckhurst - 1824 |  Buckhurst Park - 1840 |  Sherlocks - 1900 |  Old Buckhurst - c 1900 |  Buckhurst Tower - c 1900 | |
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| Places and properties in Withyham - a directory of homes, farms, churches, schools, inns, and other places of interest that existed prior to 1900 has been compiled from Post Office directories, Kelly's directories, Trade directories, Census data, Ordnance survey maps and books of the period |
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