Wadhurst, East Sussex Beggars Bush 1825

Now Beggars Bush Barn, Buckhurst Lane, Wadhurst, West Sussex, TN6 6JU. The site is north of the road between Mark Cross and Wadhurst.

It is first shown on the Greenwood & Greenwoods’ Map of c.1825 just north of Skinner’s Farm. The name appears to denote two buildings at a fork in the road to Buckhurst. Barrow’s Bush is shown at the same location on the 1″ to 1 mile map by Gardner & Gream, (based in part on a survey by Gardener & Yeakell in 1778). Nothing is shown on the earlier 1741 map of the area. It is therefore possible that Beggars Bush replaced an earlier name, perhaps from a person. If so it may indicate the popularity of the name, but is not probative of anything more. Read the rest of this entry »

Posted: April 23rd, 2011 | Filed under: Places | Tags: Ghosts, Sussex, Wadh, West Sussex | No Comments »