Ashburnham
| Ashburnham | |
| Sussex | |
|---|---|
.jpg) St Peter's Church, Ashburnham | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TQ666179 |
| Location: | 50°54’36"N, 0°22’48"E |
| Data | |
| Population: | 303 (2001) |
| Post town: | Battle |
| Postcode: | TN33 |
| Dialling code: | 01424 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Rother |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Bexhill and Battle |
Ashburnham is a parish with no villages, in Sussex, to the west of Battle. It does however have a parish church, St Peter's. The parish includes such hamlets as Brownbread Street and Ponts Green; Ashburnham Forge is also within the parish.
This parish takes its name from Ashburnham Place, now a Christian conference and prayer centre, which in turn comes from the fact that the local stream is the Ashbourne. The 14th century parish church, dedicated to St Peter, was rebuilt in 1665. This area was in the iron making district of the Weald, and its blast furnace was the last in Sussex to be closed in 1813.
The parish had a population of 303 recorded at the 2001 census.
Sites about Ashburnham
Ashburnham Park falls within the area and is a Site of Special Scientific Interest. It comprises 249 acres of ancient woodland and mediæval deer park, containing a wide spread of flora and avian fauna.[1] In 1767 the 2nd Earl of Ashburnham commissioned Lancelot "Capability" Brown to remodel the park which he did by including three large lakes. Part of the park lies in the neighbouring Catsfield parish.
Several features of the old iron industry can be found along the track from the hamlet of Ashburnham Forge up to the furnace site near Lakehurst Lane.[2]
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References
- ↑ SSSI listing and designation for Ashburnham Park
- ↑ Pearce, H, Hammer and Furnace Ponds, Pomegranate Press, 2011
