The Plough Inn
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The Plough Inn
Image: © Simon Carey Taken: 22 Aug 2008
An old coaching inn established in the late 1770s to cater for the newly turnpiked London-Brighton route that passed through the middle of the village then onto Clayton, Burgess Hill and Cuckfield. In the early 19th century another turnpike was constructed from here to Sayers Common which the inn also benefited from. This later became the main A23 trunk road. The inn remained near the junction of the A23 and A273 until the early 1990s when it was remade as part of a programme of turning any remaining stretches of single into dual carriageways. The A23 and A273 now bypass the village. However, the inn retains its popularity particularly its Italian restaurant.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.89718
Longitude
-0.164449