Rushlake Green
| Rushlake Green | |
| Sussex | |
|---|---|
 Shops in Rushlake Green | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TQ626181 |
| Location: | 50°56’22"N, 0°18’47"E |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Heathfield |
| Postcode: | TN21 |
| Dialling code: | 01435 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Wealden |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Wealden |
Rushlake Green is a small village by Warbleton in Sussex. The village is on the slopes of the Weald between Heathfield four miles north-west, Battle nine miles south-west and Hailsham seven miles to the south.
History
The name 'Rushlake Green' is derived from the Old English rysc lacu meaning rush watercourse, or watercourse where rushes grow. The name was subsequently recorded as Rysshelake in 1537 and Ruslake grene in 1567. Slightly east of Rushlake Green is a stream flowing into the Ashbourne, which may explain the name.[1]
The Wealden iron industry was busy in these hills: iron was mined here and at nearby Warbleton in the 16th and 17th centuries.[2]
Earliest records of the village date back to the 16th century although the Grade II Listed Horse and Groom public house[3] and some cottages were built in the 17th century.
Pictures
Looking north over the village green.
Horse and Groom pub built around 1650
A fingerpost in the village
References
- ↑ Mawer, A.; Stenton, F.M.; with Gover, J. E. B.: 'Place-Names of Sussex , Part' (English Place-Names Society, 1929/30)
- ↑ "Wealden Iron Research Group". WIRG. http://www.wealdeniron.org.uk/index.htm. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
- ↑ National Heritage List 1043053: The Horse and Groom Public House (Grade II listing)
