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Hellingly
Hellingly ( ) is a village, and can also refer to a civil parish, and to a district ward, in the Wealden District of East Sussex, England. Geography Hellingly contains the confluence of the River Cuckmere and one of its tributaries, the Bull River, close to the centre of the historic Hellingly village. The parish stands on the lower southern slopes of the gentle uplands forming the Weald. The geographic centre of the parish is southeast of Old North Street and northwest of Church Lane, 2 miles (3.2 km) north of the town centre of Hailsham. The village of Hellingly, the village of Lower Dicker, the village of Lower Horsebridge, the hamlet of 'Grove Hill'', the suburbs of Roebuck Park and Carters Corner, are all entirely within the boundaries of the parish of Hellingly. Liminal areas to the north of the village of Upper Dicker, to the east of the hamlet of Gun Hill, and to the south of the hamlet oNorth Corner also fall within the boundaries of the parish of Helling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hellingly Hospital
Hellingly Hospital, formerly the East Sussex County Asylum, was a large psychiatric hospital close to the village of Hellingly, east of Hailsham, in the England, English county of East Sussex. History The County Authority of East Sussex decided to build a new asylum at the turn of the twentieth century because of problems of overcrowding at the Haywards Heath Asylum, formerly the Sussex County Asylum. To that end, the County Council purchased the Park Farm estate, a short distance from Hellingly village and railway station, from the earl of Chichester for £16,000. Construction began in 1898 and the new asylum was built to a compact arrow plan by George Thomas Hine, consultant architect to the Commissioners in Lunacy. The hospital opened on 20 July 1903 at a total cost of £353,400. The main complex comprised an administrative block, central stores, kitchens, a recreation hall and the assistant medical officer's residence. Like most large institutions of that age and type, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hailsham
Hailsham is a town, a civil parish and the administrative centre of the Wealden district of East Sussex, England.OS Explorer map Eastbourne and Beachy Head Scale: 1:25 000. Publisher:Ordnance Survey – Southampton B2 edition. Publishing Date:2009. It is mentioned in the Domesday Book, where it is called ''Hamelesham''.The Domesday Book, Englands Heritage, Then and Now, Editor: Thomas Hinde. Work:Hailsham, Sussex, Page 276 in one part, yet mentioned in another part of the same book as ‘’’Tilux’’’, the land of Ricard de Tunbrige. The town of Hailsham has a history of industry and agriculture. Etymology The name "Hailsham" is thought to come from the Saxon "Haegels Ham", meaning the clearing or settlement of Haegel, Hella or a similar name, possibly even "Aella's Ham", the clearing of Aella the Saxon. The name of the town has been spelt in various ways through the ages from ‘Hamelsham’ (as it was referred to in the Domesday Book), "Aylesham" in the 13th cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hellingly Railway Station
Hellingly was a railway station on the now closed Polegate to Eridge line (the Cuckoo Line) in East Sussex. It served the village of Hellingly. History The station was opened by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway on 5 April 1880 It was on the line extension from Hailsham to Eridge. The station closed to passenger traffic on 14 June 1965 but freight trains continued to pass through until 1968 when the line was closed completely. Hellingly Hospital Railway There was also a separate platform for passengers visiting Hellingly Hospital by tram, until 1933, the passenger service via Tramcar being discontinued from 1931. The line, known as the Hellingly Hospital Railway continued in use for transporting coal wagons from Hellingly Station for use at the Hospital until 1959. Film The station featured in the 1964 film ''Smokescreen''. The two investigators visited the station and met the station master, who said that the whole line would be closed the following year. There ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuckoo Line
The Cuckoo Line is an informal name for the now defunct railway service which linked Polegate and Eridge in East Sussex, England, from 1880 to 1968. It was nicknamed the Cuckoo Line by drivers, from a tradition observed at the annual fair at Heathfield, a station on the route. At the fair, which was held each April, a lady would release a cuckoo from a basket, it being supposedly the 'first cuckoo of spring'. The railway line served the following Sussex communities: Polegate, Hailsham, Hellingly, Horam for Waldron, Heathfield, Mayfield, Rotherfield and Eridge. Services continued through Eridge and onward via Groombridge to Tunbridge Wells. The Hailsham-Eridge section closed in 1965, the Polegate-Hailsham branch surviving until 1968. Eridge-Tunbridge Wells closed in 1985, and this line has been resurrected as the Spa Valley Railway. History The Cuckoo Line was built by the London Brighton and South Coast Railway (LB&SCR) in two sections, starting with the branch f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horselunges Manor
Horselunges Manor is a 15th-century manor house in Hellingly, East Sussex, that was restored in the 20th century. The house was previously owned by Peter Grant, the manager of Led Zeppelin, and featured in the film '' The Song Remains the Same'' about the band. Horselunges Manor is a Grade I listed building. History Horselunges Manor was built in the late 15th century by John Devenish, whose family owned the house for a number of generations. The house is situated in Hellingly, East Sussex, around from the parish church and from Hailsham. The name may have come from the phrase "Hurst-longue", which means "entrance into the wood". In 1541, Thomas Fiennes, 9th Baron Dacre and his men were involved in an incident whilst poaching near to Horselunges Manor, during which a servant was killed. Fiennes was hanged for the crime. In the 20th century, Peter Grant, the manager of English rock band Led Zeppelin, lived at the house. He paid £80,000 for the house, and spent an additional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zoar Strict Baptist Chapel
Zoar Strict Baptist Chapel is a Strict Baptists, Strict Baptist place of worship in the Hamlet (place), hamlet of Lower Dicker (village), Lower Dicker in the English county of East Sussex. Founded in 1837 and originally known as The Dicker Chapel, the "large and impressive" Classical architecture, Classical/Georgian architecture, Georgian-style building stands back from a main road in a rural part of East Sussex. The 800-capacity building included a schoolroom and stables when built, and various links exist between people and pastors associated with the chapel and other Strict Baptist and Calvinism, Calvinistic causes in the county, which is "particularly well endowed with [such] chapels". The chapel was built in 1837–38 and substantially extended in 1874. It has its own burial ground, extended in 1880. After a brief attempt by the first pastor to run the chapel along mixed denominational lines—serving Strict Baptist and Calvinism, Calvinistic Independent (religion), Ind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
