Uckfield

The town itself is remarkably neat; the houses are good, and many of them large and elegant. The neighbourhood is distinguished for its picturesque scenery; and the lover of nature may find his taste amply gratified, whether he rambles towards the stately mansion of Buxted, or lose himself in the rich and romantic grounds of Copwood. The rocks that overhang the beautiful lake on this estate ..... are remarkably picturesque - the building standing embowered in luxuriant trees. extract from Horsfield's The County of Sussex published in 1835

Uckfield is a town and parish in the East Grinstead division of Sussex, in the hundred of Loxfield Dorset, rape of Pevensey, rural deanery of Uckfield, archdeaconry of Lewes and diocese of Chichester. Uckfield is 16 miles north-east of Brighton and 43 miles south of London. The population of Uckfield in 1811 was 916; in 1841 was 1,534; in 1861 was 1,740; in 1871 was 2,041; in 1881 was 2,146; in 1891 was 2,497; in 1901 was 2,895; in 1911 was 3,344; in 1921 was 3,385; and in 1931 was 3,555.

Uckfield 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 Uckfield historical notes has been derived from the same sources to highlight Uckfield'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
2065	Births				1	17	4	10	15	79	198	682	625	416	15	3
118	Christenings				1	15	3	10	7	7	21	29	16	7	2
322	Marriages			4	30	28	20	10	24	48	54	34	20	26	12	6	6
95	Deaths					2	2	2	4	4		13	16	27	10	8	5	2
32	Burials					2	2	2	3	4		7	3	3	3	1	2

Books and other documents

Sussex Trade Directory in 1828

Sussex Trade Directory in 1833

The History, Antiquities and Topography of the County of Sussex by Thomas Walker Horsfield, F.S.A. in 1835 - Page 368

Directory of Kent, Surrey & Sussex in 1839

The Post Office Directory of Sussex by E. R. Kelly, M.A., F.S.S. in 1851

Uckfield, Past and Present by The Rev. Edward Turner, M.A. in 1860 - Page 1

The Post Office Directory of Sussex by E. R. Kelly, M.A., F.S.S. in 1867

A Compendious History of Sussex - Volume II. by Mark Antony Lower, M.A. in 1870 - Page 212

The Post Office Directory of Sussex by E. R. Kelly, M.A., F.S.S. in 1874

Kelly's Directory of Sussex by E. R. Kelly, M.A., F.S.S. in 1882

Cobbett's Rural Rides by William Cobbett in 1885 - Page 83

Observations upon the Topogarphy and Climate of Crowborough Hill, Sussex by Dr Charles Leeson Prince in 1885 - Page 64

Brooker's Guide and Directory for Uckfield and District in 1888 - Page 3

Highways and Byways in Sussex by E.V. Lucas in 1904 - Page 292

English Homes and Villages (Kent & Sussex) by Lady Hope in 1909 - Page 139

The Sussex Highlands in 1927 - Page 58

Wren, The Uckfield Martyr by William Albery in 1937 - Page 242

Uckfield's Postman-Poet by Arthur Beckett in 1939 - Page 700

People of note	Pentecost, Thomas (1792 - ) Poet Realf, Richard (1832 - 1878) Sussex poet and Abolitionist Saunders, Anthony (1649 - 1719) Rector of Buxted and Uckfield benefactor

Uckfield pictures	Uckfield Church c 1780	Copwood 1784	Uckfield Lake c 1830	Church of The Holy Cross 1840	Uckfield Old Bridge 1860	View of Uckfield from the South 1871	Uckfield 1902
	Church Street 1902	The High Street 1902	The High Street 1903	The Chestnuts 1903	The High Street 1904	The High Street 1904	The Rocks Footbridge 1904

Uckfield Maps	c 1724	c 1795	c 1825	c 1875	c 1899

Sussex Maps	1610	1645	1695	1750	1st Sept 1787	1808	1837
	1840	1864