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Wish Hill, EASTBOURNE, BN20 9HA

So labelled, but although close to the end of the indicated road, it is actually on the narrow strip between Wish Hill and Upper Wish Hill.

So says the small sign, but not very close to Beachy Head - does it make a difference?

Thatched house on the road that links Willingdon village with Willingdon Roundabout.

Odd numbers 91 to 97 Wish Hill are a terrace of 4 houses. Probably built in the mid 19th century. Constructed of knapped flint with brick quoins and dressings under a hipped tile roof. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1190664 Once isolated villages, Upper Willingdon and Lower Willingdon, are now part of the built-up area of Eastbourne. Set on a spur at the foot of the South Downs, the village lies astride the A22 road, about 1 mile south of Polegate. There is evidence of occupation since the pre-Saxon age.

The road exists on a 1920s OS map though it has no buildings along it. It links the Willingdon Roundabout with Wish Hill.

Stream Cottage, number 65 Wish Hill, was probably built in the early to mid 19th century. Constructed of cobbles with brick quoins and dressings, partly rendered and painted, all under a tile roof. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1043658 Once isolated villages, Upper Willingdon and Lower Willingdon, are now part of the built-up area of Eastbourne. Set on a spur at the foot of the South Downs, the village lies astride the A22 road, about 1 mile south of Polegate. There is evidence of occupation since the pre-Saxon age.

Viewed from the other side of Willingdon Road, the A2270 before it reaches Willingdon Roundabout. Opened in 2008 on the site of a former garden centre the building is a purpose built residential home with its own hairdressers, bistro and communal areas.

Numbers 67 and 69 Upper King's Drive are two cottages, probably built in the 18th century. Constructed of flint and brick with brick quoins and dressings under a hipped tile roof. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1353106 Once isolated villages, Upper Willingdon and Lower Willingdon, are now part of the built-up area of Eastbourne. Set on a spur at the foot of the South Downs, the village lies astride the A22 road, about 1 mile south of Polegate. There is evidence of occupation since the pre-Saxon age.