Hartfield

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   A.A. Milne 1882-1956

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. Year 1811 1841 1861 1871 1881 1891 1901 1911 1921 1931 Population 807 1,603 1,451 1,540 1,558 1,558 1,911 1,628 1,861 2,024 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 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 Hartfield historical notes has been derived from the same sources to highlight Hartfield'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
5293	Births			3		23	137	145	211	428	873	1393	1229	824	25	1	1
2950	Christenings					20	139	142	197	316	476	643	593	405	19
1246	Marriages				34	38	62	34	64	150	164	270	268	114	28	12	6	2
126	Deaths					2				3	17	17	24	27	16	10	7	3
124	Burials					2				3	12	12	20	33	16	14	9	3

Books and other documents

Tunbridge Wells and its Neighbourhood by Paul Amsinck and Letitia Byrne in 1810 - Page 78

The History, Antiquities and Topography of the County of Sussex by Thomas Walker Horsfield, F.S.A. in 1835 - Page 391

New Guide for Tunbridge Wells by John Colbran and edited by James Phippen in 1840 - Page 286

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

Notes and Recollections of Alterations and Changes in Hartfield since my Childhood by George Jenner in 1870 - Page 1

A Compendious History of Sussex - Volume I. by Mark Antony Lower, M.A. in 1870 - Page 211

The Parliamentarian Surveys of the County of Sussex by John Robert Daniel-Tyssen, F.S.A. in 1871 - Page 201

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 298

Highways and Byways in Sussex by E.V. Lucas in 1904 - Page 403

Sussex by Wilfred Ball in 1906

English Homes and Villages (Kent & Sussex) by Lady Hope in 1909 - Page 99

The Sussex Highlands in 1927 - Page 34

Wealden Iron by Ernest Straker in 1931 - Page 244

A. A. Milne in 1939 - Page 578

The Manor of Duddleswell by Colin J Hobbs in 2004

People of note	Milne, Alan Alexander (1882 - 1956) Author Sutton, Rev. Charles Nassau (1859 - 1916) Rector of Withyham

Hartfield pictures	Bolebroke 1782	Hartfield Village c 1800	The Gateway of Bolebrook 1809	Bolebroke 1809	Bolebrook 1824	Hartfield Church c 1900	Bolebroke c 1900
	Hartwell c 1900	Holly Hill c 1900	Hartfield Lych Gate c 1900	The Almshouse, Holtye c 1900	The Inn 1904	Hartfield 1904	High Street and Post Office 1905

Hartfield Maps	c 1597	c 1724	c 1795	c 1825	c 1875

Sussex Maps	1610	1645	1695	1763	1st Sept 1787	1808	1837
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