| Hightown [a.k.a. Wadhurst Hall] Wadhurst Park Wadhurst |
| High Town - Erected in 1795 of brick, very substantial: Entrance, with a Roman Doric frontispiece consisting of two columns with entableature and pediment, is by flight of stone steps. The entrance Hall contains two good old paintings, Constant Crouch 1716, and Constant Wall. . . Situated in meadow land with a view of Fairlight - 60 A. wood: trout stream on S. boundary. extract from Wace's Wadhurst |
Books and other documents | |
| Published | Title, author and references |
| 1923 | The Story of Wadhurst by Alfred A. Wace ⇒ p. 65 |
| Historical records | |||||
| 1483 | History | Hightown [a.k.a. Wadhurst Hall] | Wace's Wadhurst | ||
| High Town, 265 acrs - This was the seat of the Maunser family. The Heralds' visitation of Sussex in 1634 records that in 1483 (Richard III.) Sir Robert Maunser lived there. | |||||
| 1545 | History | Heighton | Wace's Wadhurst | ||
| Christopher Maunser, who died in 1545, owned besides Heighton, Riseden, Gregories, and Wenbornes | |||||
| 1717 | History | Hightown | Wace's Wadhurst | ||
| Constance Crouch, dying in 1717, was succeeded by a grand-daughter, Constance, wife of Weller of Dallington Castle, who bequeathed High Town with 235 A. to her brother-in-law, John Newington | |||||
| c 1724 |  | Part of the 1 inch to 1 mile map of Sussex produced in 1724 by Richard Budgen | Hightown | ||
| 1777 | History | Hightown [a.k.a. Wadhurst Hall] | Wace's Wadhurst | ||
| In 1777 Benjamin Newington was succeeded by a brother John, then living in and possessed of considerable property in Burwash, and then holding also the High Town estates | |||||
| 1784 | History | Hightown | Wace's Wadhurst | ||
| John Newington died in 1784, and left … the Wadhurst property of Hightown, then 300 A., including Church Settle and Snape Wood, to another nephew John, who died unmarried, and was succeeded by Mary, wife of John Baker of Newhaven … | |||||
| c 1795 |  | Part of the 1 inch to 1 mile map of Sussex produced in 1795 by William Gardner and Thomas Gream | High Town | ||
| 1804 | History | Hightown [a.k.a. Wadhurst Hall] | Wace's Wadhurst | ||
| Mrs. Mary Baker died in 1804. Her only son, admitted heir in 1804, died unmarried, and … High Town fell to Elizabeth, the elder daughter, who married first Horatio Newington … and secondly, Henry Playsted. … He alienated it to trustees for sale and it passed so to Harriot, widow of G. Jenkins, once Curate of Wadhurst. It is now called Wadhurst Hall | |||||
| c 1825 |  | Part of the 1 inch to 1 mile map of Sussex produced in 1825 by Christopher and John Greenwood | High Town | ||
| 30th Mar 1851 | Census | Head; employs 10 people; occupation FARMER | Thomas Frederick Piper, farmer | High Town Farm | 1851 Census Wadhurst, Sussex |
| Wife | Leah Piper [Latter] | ||||
| Son | Walter Thomas Latter Piper | ||||
| Daughter; occupation scholar | Charlotte Nancy Piper | ||||
| Daughter; occupation scholar | Ada Jane Harriet Piper | ||||
| Daughter; occupation scholar | Anna Maria Piper | ||||
| Daughter; occupation scholar | Sarah G. Piper | ||||
| Daughter; occupation scholar | Georgina R. Piper | ||||
| Son | Luther Ebenezer Piper, farmer | ||||
| Servant, occupation: house servant | Amelia Baldock | ||||
| Servant, occupation: house servant | Charity Baldock | ||||
| Servant; occupation: farm labourer | Herbert Pattenden, farm labourer | ||||
| Servant; occupation Farm labourer | Alfred Wickham | ||||
| Governess; occupation GOVERNESS | Sarah Wright | ||||
| c 1875 |  | Part of the 6 inch to 1 mile map of Sussex produced in 1875 by Ordnance Survey | Hightown | ||
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