Former Crossroads, Old Thornwell (1)
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Former Crossroads, Old Thornwell (1)
Image: © Simon Carey Taken: 11 Jun 2011
Now the junction of Thornwell Road and Robin Post Lane. The lane straight ahead dates back to the Roman period and was until 1819 the major east-west route north of the Downs. When a new turnpike, the current A27, was opened in 1819 the old route became a backwater and the eastwards leg from here to Swines Hill, now Polegate, closed most likely to compensate the landowner, Folkington Manor, for loss of land in construction of the new road. The north-south route was an old droving road linking the village of Wilmington with wood pastures at the northern end of the parish as well as a through route to the market town of Hailsham. Robin Post Lane is now a dead end for motor vehicles though not for bicycles, horses and walkers as it still allows access. See also Image
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