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Kiln Lane, HAYWARDS HEATH, RH16 2SZ

A small cul de sac off Image built in the early 1970s.

An estate developed in the early 1970s that covers the former fields marked on Lindfield's 1845 tithe map as Two Acres, House Field and Hollow Field. Only accessible by vehicle from Westlands Road in the north.

A small cul de sac off Image built in the early 1970s.

I think the house dates from the early 19th century though I'm not certain. Originally sited at the northern tip of Franklands Wood as a country residence the house was swallowed up by the expansion of Haywards Heath during the 1970s with the extensive grounds turned into a small cul-de-sac called Knoll Place sometime during the 1990s.

A cul de sac off Gravelye Lane that was built in 2001 in the former grounds of Wood Knoll House, a large Victorian house built between 1845 and 1875, which still exists as a single residence on the right.

A small cul de sac off Image built in the early 1970s.

A small cul de sac off Image that was developed in the early 1970s.

The original lane that linked Graveleye Lane with the early 19th century allotment colony later known as America. This section from the former down to The Hollow is now a bridleway. To the right are the outbuildings of Graveleye House built in 1826 for William Allen, the founder of America which was designed to enable the poor to become self sufficient through their allotments.

Once a quiet country lane through Franklands Wood. When neighbouring Northlands Wood was developed the lane was bypassed with this part being the northern end of the Franklands Village section and now a dead end. Franklands Village is a model village built in the 1930s in order to create housing for a fair economic rent. Built on the site of Franklands Wood, which was originally part of the parish of Wivelsfield until transferred to Haywards Heath in 1934, the community consists of two roads, Graveleye Lane, on the right, which runs south to north, and Reed Pond Walk, on the left, which loops around in semi circle rejoining Graveleye Lane further up. Facilities include a purpose built shop, a large village hall, a playing field and a church. The Franklands Village Housing Association still let a considerable number of houses today all of which have their own gardens.

Named after a small colony set up by Quaker, William Allen in the 1830s, to enable the Lindfield poor to be self sufficient and not live off the poor rates or emigrate across the Atlantic Ocean, hence the name which Allen originally called The Colony but became known by the 1850s as the American Colony and is marked on the 1870s OS map as just America. Allen died in 1843 and a fair few cottages remained until the 1930s when his descendants had to sell the estate to pay debts. Purchased by a local builder, the old cottages were demolished and the first new houses were constructed in 1937 with the remainder from 1951. Whilst nothing remains of Allen's original estate the road names are a reminder; America Lane, New England Road, Boston Road, Quakers Lane, Pilgrims Court, Mayflower Road and Allen Road