Danehill, Sussex
| Danehill | |
| Sussex | |
|---|---|
 Danehill | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TQ402275 |
| Location: | 51°1’48"N, -0°0’0"E |
| Data | |
| Population: | 1,957 (Parish, 2011) |
| Post town: | Haywards Heath |
| Postcode: | RH17 |
| Dialling code: | 01825 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Wealden |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Wealden |
Danehill is a village in Sussex, on the A275, just south of the edge of the Ashdown Forest, in the hills, north-east of Haywards Heath. A mile to the north is Chelwood Gate and between them Chelwood Common.
The parish has two public houses: The Coach and Horses in Danehill, and the Red Lion at Chelwood Gate.
Churches
There are two Church of England churches in the parish:
- All Saints, in Danehill itself;
- Chelwood Gate Church, in Chelwood Gate
Society
The Ashdown Weekend is a village event, begun in 1973 and serving to make money for different organisations in the village.[1]
History
The first written evidence of the village comes from 1265 and the first permanent houses from 1400. By 1660 the Red Round Inn became a stopping point for travellers between London and Lewes. After travellers continued to use Danehill's roads, the village decided to improve the roads which led to wealthy families moving into the area, such as John Baker Holroyd who moved into Sheffield Park in 1769 and was later to become the First Lord Sheffield.
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