Withyham

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 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 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	After 2000
6044	Births	3	4	14	97	243	143	213	287	435	762	1458	1393	979	13
3559	Christenings				78	234	139	207	244	319	426	798	743	371
2160	Marriages				60	88	120	324	166	166	208	464	386	176	2
121	Deaths	3	1	4	11	15	9	3	2	4	10	17	17	14	5	4	2
75	Burials	2	1	3	7	12	6	1	4	5	4	4	12	7	2	3	2

Books and other documents

The History of Tunbridge Wells by Thomas Benge Burr in 1766 - Page 263

Tunbridge Wells and its Neighbourhood by Paul Amsinck and Letitia Byrne in 1810 - Page 72

Guide of Tunbridge Wells in 1830 - Page 163

The History, Antiquities and Topography of the County of Sussex by Thomas Walker Horsfield, F.S.A. in 1835 - Page 393

New Guide for Tunbridge Wells by John Colbran and edited by James Phippen in 1840 - Page 277

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

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 264

The Parliamentarian Surveys of the County of Sussex by John Robert Daniel-Tyssen, F.S.A. in 1871 - Page 203

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

Historical Notes of Withyham, Hartfield and Ashdown Forest by C. N. Sutton in 1902 - Page 1

Highways and Byways in Sussex by E.V. Lucas in 1904 - Page 397

English Homes and Villages (Kent & Sussex) by Lady Hope in 1909 - Page 100

The Sussex Highlands in 1927 - Page 33

The Sackvilles of Withyham by G.R.A. Dick in 1939 - Page 113

The Manor of Duddleswell by Colin J Hobbs in 2004

People of note	Germaine (Sackville), Lord George (1715 - 1795) Parliamentarian Rudston-Read, Reverend Thomas Frederick (1811 - 1892) Rector of Withyham Sackville, Thomas (1536 - 1608) Statesman and poet Sutton, Rev. Charles Nassau (1859 - 1916) Rector of Withyham

Withyham pictures	Plan of Buckhurst c 1600	Stoneland in Buckhurst 1780	Old Buckhurst Gate Tower c 1780	Withyham Church and Parsonage 1783	Buckhurst 1809	Stoneland 1809	Withyham 1809
	Buckhurst 1824	Buckhurst Park 1840	Sherlocks 1900	Old Buckhurst c 1900	Buckhurst Tower c 1900	Duckings c 1900	Highfields c 1900

Withyham Maps	c 1597	c 1724	c 1795	c 1825	c 1875

Sussex Maps	1610	1645	1695	1750	1763	1st Sept 1787	1808
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