27-519: 51°05′35″N 0°05′30″E / 51.0930°N 0.0917°E / 51.0930; 0.0917 Upper Hartfield is a small village slightly west of Hartfield in East Sussex , England. The Tudor house "Apedroc" in Upper Hartfield is the former home of Sir Michael Balcon . More recently the house was owned by the musician Alan Parsons . This East Sussex location article
54-576: A lawyer and judge who served as Lord Chancellor from March 1938 until September 1939, and his son, the author Robin Maugham , are buried in the churchyard. Cotchford Farm , Hartfield was the home of A.A. Milne (1882–1956), author of the Winnie the Pooh books, from where many of his books are set; later it was owned by Brian Jones , guitarist and founder of The Rolling Stones who was discovered dead in
81-475: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Hartfield Hartfield is a village and civil parish in the Wealden district of East Sussex , England. The parish also includes the settlements of Colemans Hatch, Hammerwood and Holtye, all lying on the northern edge of Ashdown Forest . The main village of Hartfield lies seven miles (11.2 km) south-west of Royal Tunbridge Wells where
108-470: Is another notable landmark in Hartfield. The oldest part of the current church building, the nave, is dated to the thirteenth century, to which the south aisle and tower were added in the fourteenth century. In the fifteenth century, the shingled spire was added to the tower. In the nineteenth century, extensive repairs were made to the roof and many of the present furnishings in the church were added. In
135-695: The 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division , Territorial Army , from 1930 to 1934, and was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in 1936. From 1936 to 1939, Hildyard was Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Bermuda . He retired the service in 1939. Hildyard promoted the Bermuda Government's plans to establish birth control clinics on the island in order to "check the growth of the Negro population," because they represented "the biggest problem" of
162-836: The King's Medal with two clasps; from 1900 to 1903 he was employed with the South African Constabulary and served as Aide-de-camp (ADC) to the lieutenant general commanding in South Africa, from 1904 to 1905, then as ADC to the General Officer Commanding , Africa, from 1905 to 1908. He was a General Staff Officer (3rd grade) at the War Office from 1911 to 1913, then Brigade-Major in the Southern Command, 1913 to 1914, and passed
189-493: The "Colony's major difficulties" online archive . The 1939 census recorded 3,098 coloured, 124 white, and 64 Portuguese persons of illegitimate birth. Bermuda's population was undergoing rapid and accelerating growth at the time, with fears that it had already passed a sustainable level. In 1699, ninety years after settlement began, the population had been 5,862; by 1811 it had been 10,180; by 1871 it had been 12,101; by 1911 it had been 18,994; by 1931 it had been 27,789, and by 1939
216-515: The 2001 census return, there were 2,105 people in the parish. Age breakdown is approximately as follows: 0–15: 28%; 16–59: 49%; 60+ : 23%. There were 1,640 registered voters in 1998. The average values of houses in 2001 for Hartfield parish for all property types was £286,736. [REDACTED] Media related to Hartfield at Wikimedia Commons Reginald Hildyard General Sir Reginald John Thoroton Hildyard , KCB , CMG , DSO (11 December 1876 – 29 September 1965)
243-609: The Anchor Inn, the Gallipot Inn and the Haywagon Inn. The Haywagon Inn (originally known as The Dorset Arms) dates to the 16th Century and was closed in 2015 following a planning application to convert to housing. Popes Cottage is reputedly the oldest building in the village, originally built as a hall house in 1236. The elder brother of the writer W. Somerset Maugham , Frederic Maugham, 1st Viscount Maugham PC QC,
270-575: The B2110 road between Groombridge and Forest Row meets the B2026 road between Edenbridge and Maresfield . Hartfield Parish Council consists of 13 members. The population of this ward as taken at the 2011 census was 2,639. Hartfield is the main village in the parish. It lies on the upper reaches of the River Medway and on the edge of Ashdown Forest. A Roman road from London to Lewes runs across
297-618: The Staff College. He served in the First World War of 1914–1918, was seven times mentioned in despatches , and was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order and a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George . He was also appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in 1928 and appointed to command the 2nd Rhine Brigade later that year. He served as General Officer Commanding
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#1732792929046324-700: The church is a pipe organ built by T.C. Lewis of Brixton in 1884. There is a Scout campsite at Hammerwood owned and operated by the Lewisham North District Scouts. Hammerwood Park is a country house south of the village: it is a Grade I listed building . Built in 1792, it was the first work of the architect Benjamin Latrobe , who was also responsible for the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. It
351-521: The earliest blast furnace in England. Founded in about 1496, the furnace was last referred to in 1603. It was probably constructed on the site of an earlier bloomery . Also in the hamlet is an 18th century corn mill and mill house, both are Grade II listed. Ashdown Forest falls partly within the parish. This Site of Special Scientific Interest is a large area of common ground comprising area of semi-natural woodland, heath and bog. St Mary's Church
378-483: The end of slavery in 1834, the local government had encouraged white immigration through a number of methods, though the large Portuguese Bermudian demographic (2,622 in 1939) that was one of the results was treated as a third racial category, separate from whites. There had, however, also been considerable immigration since the end of the Nineteenth Century from British West Indian colonies which had added to
405-454: The end of the lane, which was the centre of what was a large country estate extending in its heyday to over 2,500 acres (1,000 ha). The church was completed in 1880 funded by local landowner Oswald Augustus Smith and built to a design of E.P. Loftus Brock. Smith also funded the rebuilding of St Peter's Church in Holtye within the same parish. The church can be found on the main road. Inside
432-471: The immigration of free coloured people and the discouragement of the importation of enslaved coloured people (which had included Native Americans during the Seventeenth Century). Efforts had also repeatedly been made to compel the emigration of free, and to encourage the export of enslaved, coloured Bermudians. As coloured Bermudians lived cheek-by-jowl with the white, the different sub-groups of
459-412: The numerous hammer-ponds found in the area. Streams in the locality can still run red with the colour of iron in the water. A hammer-pond is a water reservoir created specifically for providing power to water-powered hammers, forges or blast furnaces. There were many Medway watermills in the area. Aside from a number of houses, the most notable buildings are St Stephen's Church and Hammerwood Park at
486-603: The parish, to the west of the village. According to Domesday Book, Hardfield, in the 'Rape' of Pevensey, had 6 manor houses and a water mill. From the 13th Century up until the time of Queen Elizabeth I, much of the land was in the ownership of the Dukes of Dorset (the Sackville family). The modern village street remains narrow, precluding much parking. The church is dedicated to St Mary the Virgin. There were three public houses:
513-574: The pool in 1969. There is a shop in the village dedicated to all things connected with the Winnie the Pooh stories. Henry VIII was believed to have used Bolebroke Castle , located a short distance from the village, where he hunted wild boar and deer at the nearby Ashdown Forest . He also was believed to have courted Anne Boleyn from this castle. Hartfield had a railway station on the Three Bridges to Tunbridge Wells Central Line until it
540-440: The population inevitably blended together. Although whites started with a clear majority, with every child of a coloured and a white parent added to the coloured total instead of the white, the coloured to population consequently grew faster, making up 2,247 of Bermuda's population of 5,862 in 1699, 4,919 of the 10,381 total in 1783, 5,596 of 9,930 in 1843, 12,303 of 18,994 in 1911, 16,436 of 27,789 in 1931, and 19,318 of 30,799. Since
567-480: The public house, The White Horse Inn, closed in 2014; the church is dedicated to St Peter, although the church is now redundant. Marsh Green is a group of buildings near Colemans Hatch. The region has been mentioned in census records since 1841. Marsh Green is close to the Poohsticks Bridge, and visitors missing the turning can find themselves there. A small settlement most notable for the remains of
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#1732792929046594-488: The south-west of Hartfield. It is a scattered settlement around a series of road junctions. The church here is dedicated to the Holy Trinity and is part of the joint benefice with St Mary's Hartfield. The Hatch Inn is located here. The imposing South Hartfield House was the residence of General Sir Reginald Hildyard , who died there in 1965. The name Hammerwood comes from the Wealden iron industry and relates to
621-483: Was 30,799. This was partly down to high birth rates, which, as elsewhere in the world, were highest amongst the least affluent and privileged, who in Bermuda were disproportionately coloured (which, in Bermuda, designated anyone not entirely of European ancestry). There was also a long history of white fears over the changing ratio of coloured to white Bermudians, which had resulted in official barriers being placed against
648-555: Was a British Army officer who saw active service in the Second Boer War and the First World War . He was Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Bermuda from 1936 to 1939. The third son of General Sir Henry Hildyard , by his marriage to Annette, the daughter of Admiral James Charles Prevost , Hildyard's brothers were Harold Charles Thoroton Hildyard (born 1872) and Gerald Moresby Thoroton Hildyard (1874–1956). He also had one sister, Edith Mary Thoroton Hildyard. Hildyard
675-466: Was closed in 1967. Most of the former trackbed is now part of the Forest Way, forms part of National Cycle Route 21, and is much used by walkers and cyclists. The station building itself is now used as a pre-school. There is a bus service that connects the village with Crawley, East Grinstead and Tunbridge Wells. There are a number of businesses in the village. The hamlet of Colemans Hatch lies to
702-455: Was commissioned as a second lieutenant into the Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment in 1896. He was promoted to lieutenant in 1899, captain in 1904, major in 1915, colonel in 1919, major general in 1929, lieutenant general in 1934, and general in 1938. Hildyard served in South Africa during the Second Boer War of 1899–1902, receiving the Queen's Medal with four clasps and
729-406: Was purchased by the rock band Led Zeppelin in 1973, but not properly maintained by them. Left almost derelict, it was then bought in 1982 and restoration began: that restoration was award-winning and received a lot of television coverage. The house is often used for filming, and is open to the public in the summer: concerts are often held there. Holtye is immediately north-east of Hammerwood. Here
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