Newick, Sussex
Historical Description
Newick, a village and a parish in Sussex. The village stands near the river Ouse, 3¼ miles W of Uckfield, is a pretty place, and has a station, called Newich and Chailey, on the L.B. & S.C.R., 43 miles from London. It has a post, money order, and telegraph office under Cooksbridge. The parish contains also the places called Painters, Lane End, School-house, Goldbridge, Broomley, and Bretts. Acreage, 1977½ population, 1033. Newick Place or Newick Park belonged formerly to the Vernon family, and belongs now to the Sclater family. Beechlands and Newick Lodge are handsome residences. Lignite coal is found, hops are grown, and there is a small brewery. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Chichester; gross value, £300 with residence. The church is Early English, and consists of nave, N aisle, and chancel, with low embattled tower; in 1887 the church was thoroughly restored, enlarged, and reconsecrated. There are a Baptist chapel, a cottage hospital, and a girls' endowed school.
Administration
The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.
| Ancient County | Sussex | |
| Ecclesiastical parish | Newick St. Mary | |
| Hundred | Barcombe | |
| Poor Law union | Chailey |
Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.
Directories & Gazetteers
We have transcribed the entry for Newick from the following:
- Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Newick (St. Mary))
Maps
Online maps of Newick are available from a number of sites:
- Bing (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- Google Streetview.
- National Library of Scotland. (Old maps)
- OpenStreetMap.
- old-maps.co.uk (Old Ordnance Survey maps to buy).
- Streetmap.co.uk (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- A Vision of Britain through Time. (Old maps)
Newspapers and Periodicals
The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following Sussex newspapers online: