Withyham, Sussex
Historical Description
Withyham, a parish in Sussex, with a station on the L.B. & S.C.R., 35 miles from London, and 6½ SW by W of Tnnbridge Wells. It has a post, money order, and telegraph office under Tunbridge Wells. Acreage, 8126; population of the civil parish, 2073; of the ecclesiastical, 662. There is a parish council consisting of eleven members. The manor, with Buckhurst Park, belongs to Earl Delawarr. Ruins of an ancient mansion of Buckhurst, including a tower and other parts, are near the church. There are several handsome residences in the vicinity. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Chichester; net value, £450 with residence. Patron, Earl Delawarr. The church includes a private chapel of the Sackvilles, containing three fine monuments. A chapel of ease is at Blackham. There are Baptist and Presbyterian chapels.
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 | Withyham St. Michael | |
| Hundred | Hartfield | |
| Poor Law union | East Grinstead |
Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.
Civil Registration
For general information about Civil Registration (births, marriages and deaths) see the Civil Registration page.
Directories & Gazetteers
We have transcribed the entry for Withyham from the following:
- Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Withyham (St. Michael))
Maps
Online maps of Withyham 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: