The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Waldron
Waldron is a village and extensive parish in the East Grinstead division of Sussex, in the hundreds of Shiplake and Dill, rape of Pevensey and Laughton, rural deanery of Dallington, archdeaconry of Hastings and diocese of Chichester. Waldron includes the villages of Cross-in-hand and Horam. Waldron is 50 miles south of London.
Year1811184118611871188118911901191119211931
Population8401,0651,1321,2521,3421,4311,6982,1782,4262,722

Waldron is recorded in the Domesday book as 'Waldrene'
Waldron historical notes has been derived from the same sources to highlight Waldron's key events in chronological order

Parish & other records Before
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After
2000

3241Births316112625781392484849007893564
1340Christenings315912223751141341742422321331
338Marriages2261101120263647475611
1040Deaths116422161512235555130557116
1050Burials116422161511236359134555113
 
Books and other documents
Published Title, author and references
1835The History, Antiquities and Topography of the County of Sussex by Thomas Walker Horsfield, F.S.A.p. 359
1849Historical and Architectural Notices of the Iron Works of the County of Sussex by Mark Antony Lowerp. 219
1851The Post Office Directory of Sussex by E. R. Kelly, M.A., F.S.S. ⇒ entry
1861Waldron: Its Church, Its Mansions, and Its Manors by The Rev. John Ley, B.D. ⇒ p. 80
1867The Post Office Directory of Sussex by E. R. Kelly, M.A., F.S.S. ⇒ entry
1870A Compendious History of Sussex - Volume II. by Mark Antony Lower, M.A.p. 222
1874The Post Office Directory of Sussex by E. R. Kelly, M.A., F.S.S. ⇒ entry
1882Kelly's Directory of Sussex by E. R. Kelly, M.A., F.S.S. ⇒ entry
1931Wealden Iron by Ernest Straker ⇒ p. 381

Picturesmore pictures 

The East Front of Possingworth in Waldron, formerly the Seat of Sir Thomas Offley - 1773

Horeham Manor - c 1780

Tanners - 1784

Possingworth - 1785

Possingworth - 1861

Tanners - 1861

The Church - 1900
 

Tanners Manor - 1904

Little London - 1905

New Possingworth, Cross-in-Hand - 1905

Possingworth, Cross-in-Hand - 1905

Blackboys - 1906

Oxen at plough - 1907

Tanners Manor - 1909
 

Waldron Maps

c 1724

c 1795

c 1825
 

Sussex Maps

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1763

1st Sept 1787
 

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1837

1864
 

Places and properties in Waldron - a 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
Churches, Inns,
Schools, Shops
and other places of interest
All Saints' Church, Waldron Village
Alms House, Cross in Hand
Back Lane, Waldron Village
Browns Lane
Cross In Hand Inn, Cross in Hand
Grove Cottages [a.k.a. Waldron Workhouse]
Ivy Lane, Little London
Meeting House
Shoe Shop, Cross in Hand
St. Bartholomew's Church, Cross in Hand
Star Inn, Waldron Village
Waldron National School, Waldron Village
Waldron Rectory, Waldron Village
Wesleyan Chapel
 
Roads and Streets
Cross in Hand
Horeham
Horeham Road
Little London
New Street
Scallow Bridge
The Street
Waldron Down
Waldron Village
 
Homes and Farms
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Barnets, Cross in Hand
Barrack House, Waldron Village
Beachy Cottage
Beacon Down, Cross in Hand
Bellevue [a.k.a. Belle View], Cross in Hand
Bow Cottage, New Street
Brailsham Farm
Brickensden
Bricklayers Cottage, Cross in Hand
Bridgers, Cross in Hand
Brittenden Farm
Brook House
Brooklyn
Bryckden Farm
Burnt Oak Green
Callys [a.k.a. Catts] Crouch
Cards
Common Gate House
Cooks
Cross Farm, Waldron Village
Cross in Hand East
Cross Ways
Culverwood
Deanery Farm
Dengate
Diplocks Cottage, Cross in Hand
Dungatts
Eastons
Eliss's Cottages, The Street
Fairfield, Cross in Hand
Fern Villa, Cross in Hand
Fir Cottages, Waldron Village
Firgrove, Cross in Hand
Foxhunt
Furnace Farm
Gowers
Great Tanners
Hangmans Corner
Heatherden, Cross in Hand
Heathfield Cottage, Cross in Hand
Hendleys
Heringdales
Herrings, Cross in Hand
High Cottage
Holbrook, Horeham Road
Holmes [a.k.a. Holins] Farm, Hawkhurst Common
Homeshill
Hooks Corner, Cross in Hand
Horeham Farm, Horeham Road
Horners
Huggets
Huggets, Cross in Hand
Hylands [a.k.a. Highlands] Farm, Horeham Road
Ironparetree [a.k.a. Thunders]
Kiln Cottages
Kingsland, Waldron Village
Lions Green
Little Dudsland, Cross in Hand
Little London Farm, Little London
Lome Hole
 
Homes and Farms
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Mephams Farm, Horeham Road
Mill, Cross in Hand
Mill House, Waldron Village
Moat Lane
Montpelier, Cross in Hand
Mount Pleasant, Cross in Hand
Mount Pleasant
New Cottages, The Street
Newpond Farm, Cross in Hand
Noggins
Oak Cottages, New Street
Old Butchers House, Waldron Village
Owlsbury
Police Station, Cross in Hand
Pook Reed Farm, Horeham Road
Possingworth, Waldron Down
Possingworth Cottage, Cross in Hand
Post Office, Cross in Hand
Ragged Dog
Railwell, Cross in Hand
Relieving House, The Street
Ridges Cottage, Cross in Hand
River Cottage, Cross in Hand
Rockhill Farm
Rose Cottage, Cross in Hand
Rose Cottage, The Street
Rose Cottage, New Street
Rosers Cross
Saunders Cottage, Cross in Hand
Scallow Bridge Farm, Scallow Bridge
School, Cross in Hand
Sharps Corner, Horeham Road
Siggs
Silveroaks
Skinners, Waldron Down
Smithy, Cross in Hand
Spring Cottage, Cross in Hand
St. Aubyn's, Cross in Hand
Street Farm, The Street
Summersbrook
Sunnydale
Thatchers Cottages, The Street
Thorns House, Cross in Hand
Tilsmore Farm, Cross in Hand
Toll Gate, Cross in Hand
Tooths
Upper Scallow Bridge, Scallow Bridge
Waldron Cross
Waldron East
Waldron Post Office, Waldron Village
Waldron Smithy, Waldron Village
Waldron Thorn [a.k.a. Thorn Common, Geers Town], Cross in Hand
Waldron Water Mill
Warren Cottages
Water Lane
Westgate Cottage, Cross in Hand
Wheelwrights, The Street
White Cottages, The Street
White House
White Thorn
William House, The Street
Windmill, Cross in Hand
Wood Place Farm, Cross in Hand
Woodbine Cottage, Cross in Hand
Woodbine Farm, Cross in Hand
Woodgates, Scallow Bridge
Yewtree Farm, Cross in Hand

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