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Hayreed Lane, POLEGATE, BN26 6RR

Dating from the late 17th or early 18th century. The road is Hayreed Lane which dates back to Roman times when it was the local route connecting Chichester to Pevensey Castle. It remained the main east west route throughout the centuries and briefly became the main Lewes-Eastbourne turnpike in 1792 before it was superseded by the shorter and more direct turnpike to the south which is now the main A27. The lane provides access for this house and Pickhams further to the west before becoming a restricted byway.

The name of the field according to Wilmington's 1838 tithe map that lies to the rear of Image from whence it gets its name.

Another small single dwelling in the area between Arlington and Wilmington. This one on a lane that goes to nowhere.

The name of the field according to Wilmington's 1838 tithe map viewed from the footpath that links Monken Pyn to Hayreed Lane.

The name of the field according to Wilmington's 1838 tithe map that runs next to Thornwell Road on the right.

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

Links the junction at Plackets Corner to another near Hayreeds. The high hedges shade the lane from the late evening sun.