| Hartfield |
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| The very name of Hartfield tells its own story of centuries bygone, when the wild deer sped across the hills and down the vales, and crossed the forest glades while pursued by the hunters on their foaming steeds. The Sackvilles, and also the Barons of Pevensey, worshipped here, and the picturesque church which stands so conspicuously as a landmark for all the country-side with its bracelet tower and lych gate, has many interesting stories connected with it. The dark heather grounds which surround it can show, in the springtime, all the glories of golden gorse and daffodils; so that any time of year, and even in the snowy clays of winter, Hartfield Church is a place to visit, and to look upon with interest as both a scenic and historic monument. extract from Lady Hope's English Homes and Villages published in 1909 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Hartfield is a village and parish midway between East Grinstead and Tunbridge Wells. Hartfield is in the East Grinstead division of Sussex, in the Hartfield hundred, Pevensey rape, rural deanery of East Grinstead, archdeaconry of Lewes and diocese of Chichester. Bolebroke and Perry Hill are part of Hartfield. Hartfield is 33 miles south of London.
Hartfield's name reflects its origins in that it was a preserve for deer when the great forest of Andredsweld abounded in 'vert and venison'. Hartfield appears in the Domesday book as 'Hertevel' | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hartfield historical notes has been derived from the same sources to highlight Hartfield's key events in chronological order | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parish & other records | Before 1500 |
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1550 to 1600 |
1600 to 1650 |
1650 to 1700 |
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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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| 5544 | Births | 3 | 26 | 84 | 152 | 174 | 223 | 476 | 905 | 1383 | 1231 | 846 | 39 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 3419 | Christenings | 26 | 81 | 154 | 170 | 211 | 359 | 545 | 718 | 664 | 469 | 22 | ||||||||
| 702 | Marriages | 22 | 34 | 36 | 23 | 35 | 81 | 102 | 152 | 135 | 59 | 14 | 6 | 3 | ||||||
| 423 | Deaths | 1 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 18 | 28 | 57 | 84 | 85 | 74 | 23 | 11 | 7 | ||||||
| 428 | Burials | 1 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 18 | 27 | 55 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 20 | 14 | 9 | ||||||
| Books and other documents | |
| Published | Title, author and references |
| 1810 | Tunbridge Wells and its Neighbourhood by Paul Amsinck and Letitia Byrne ⇒ p. 78 |
| 1835 | The History, Antiquities and Topography of the County of Sussex by Thomas Walker Horsfield, F.S.A. ⇒ p. 391 |
| 1840 | New Guide for Tunbridge Wells by John Colbran and edited by James Phippen ⇒ p. 286 |
| 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 | Notes and Recollections of Alterations and Changes in Hartfield since my Childhood by George Jenner ⇒ p. 1 |
| 1870 | A Compendious History of Sussex - Volume I. by Mark Antony Lower, M.A. ⇒ p. 211 |
| 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. 201 |
| 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. 298 |
| 1904 | Highways and Byways in Sussex by E.V. Lucas ⇒ p. 403 |
| 1906 | Sussex by Wilfred Ball ⇒ Painting |
| 1909 | English Homes and Villages (Kent & Sussex) also published as Tunbridge Wells and its Neighbourhood by Lady Hope ⇒ p. 99 |
| 1927 | The Sussex Highlands ⇒ p. 34 |
| 1931 | Wealden Iron by Ernest Straker ⇒ p. 244 |
| 1939 | A. A. Milne ⇒ p. 578 |
| 2004 | The Manor of Duddleswell by Colin J Hobbs ⇒ Manor records |
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| Places and properties in Hartfield - 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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