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Hammerwood is a hamlet in the
border.History
Early history
The village's name is derived from connections to the Wealden iron industry, and a reference to the hammer used in the furnace of the iron forge. A Romano-British iron bloomery (now listed as a site of historic interest) was located near the ponds to the south-east of where the modern village – which did not exist at the time – is located, and a blast furnace existed on another site nearby from at least the 1500s.[3][4] Areas of nearby woodland are similarly named, including Hammer Wood, Cansiron Wood and Cinder Wood. The settlement was, for several centuries, the central part of an estate known as The Bower, and is believed to have comprised part of a medieval deer park.[5][6]
Development
In 1792, a site to the south-east of the nucleus of the current settlement was selected by architect
20th century
The Hammerwood estate entered a period of decline after the
During the
On 29 August 1944, a V-1 flying bomb which had been shot down by an aircraft came down in the village.[17] After the war, Hammerwood Park was divided into flats and the remnants of the estate were purchased by Led Zeppelin. It subsequently became derelict, before being purchased by the current owner in 1982. A programme of rolling restoration continues.[16][18][19][20]
Hammerwood today
The village now sits in the
There is a Scout campsite at Hammerwood owned and operated by the Lewisham North District Scouts.[23] St Stephen's Church held its last service on 20 March 2016 (Palm Sunday), and the parish (which encompassed the villages of Hammerwood and Holtye) was dissolved later that year. That part of the former parish in Hammerwood were transferred to the parish of Forest Row and Ashurst Wood, whilst parts of the parish in Holtye were transferred to the parish of Hartfield.[24][25]
In November 2016, the
Geography
Transport
Much of the settlement is set along a lane running south from the
- London Victoria (from 52 minutes) via Oxted, two trains per hour to East Grinstead, and peak hour Thameslink services to various London termini, and Bedford.
There is no bus service. Metrobus's 291 service stops hourly adjacent to the War Memorial in Ashurst Wood (approximately 45 minutes' walk south from Hammerwood) with services to Crawley, East Grinstead, Tunbridge Wells and surrounding villages.[30] Go Coach operates a thrice-daily 234 service from opposite the White Horse Inn in Holtye (approximately 45 minutes' walk east from Hammerwood) to Cowden, Edenbridge, Tunbridge Wells and surrounding villages as well as a daily 238 service to Cowden, Edenbridge, Chartwell and Sevenoaks.[31][32]
References
- ^ a b "East Sussex in Figures". East Sussex County Council. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
- ^ "St. Stephen, Hammerwood". A Church Near You. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
- ^ Historic England. "Far Blacklands Romano-British Iron Bloomery, 580m NNW of Great Cansiron Farm (1002231)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
- ^ "The 18th century parkland". hammerwood.mistral.co.uk. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
- ^ Small, Jonathan. "Pre-1792: origins". Hammerwood Park. Archived from the original on 22 April 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- ^ Bannister, Dr Nicola (September 2009). Medieval Deer Parks And Designed Landscapes in the High Weald Historic Landscape Characterisation Analysis Stages 1&2. A report to the High Weald Joint Advisory Committee. pp. 14–17.
- ISBN 9780801881046.
- ^ "Parish of Hammerwood PAR364". The National Archives. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ISBN 9781445639529.
- ^ "Forest Row: local attractions". forestrow.gov.uk. Retrieved 9 August 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Hammerwood genealogy and history". Forebears. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies.
- ^ "Trustees". Hammerwood and Holtye Hall. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
- ^ East Sussex Record Office
- ^ "Heinkel He 177". Aircrew Remembrance Society. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
- ^ a b c "1792 to WWII: House and Home at Hammerwood". Hammerwood Park. Archived from the original on 17 March 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- ^ "Nutley at War 1939-1945" (PDF). Maresfield Parish Council. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- ^ "1989 news piece with before/after shots on the day President George H. W. Bush moved into the White House". YouTube. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- ^ Carter, Meg (30 August 1997). "How the other half lives". The Independent. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- ^ "1988 Blue Peter and the Army Air Corps help Hammerwood Park". YouTube. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- ^ "Defeat spoils party as club 150 not out". East Grinstead Courier. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
- ^ "Hammerwood Park :: Visiting". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- ^ "Hammerwood Scout Campsite".
- ^ "St Stephen's at Hammerwood to be dissolved?". East Grinstead Online. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
- ^ "Diocesan Response on the Representations" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ^ "Files for Case Number: 1436030". Historic England. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Stephen (1028406)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- ^ "Files for Case Number: 1438568". Historic England. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- ^ "Search Results for 'hammerwood'". Historic England. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- ^ "291 - Crawley - East Grinstead - Tunbridge Wells". Bus Times. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ "234 - Edenbridge - Hever - Cowden - Tunbridge Wells". Bus Times. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ "238 - Holtye Common - Edenbridge - Chartwell - Sevenoaks". Bus Times. Retrieved 5 May 2017.