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Northlands Avenue formed the backbone of a new housing estate on the East side of Haywards Heath a few decades back. It has now matured and is no longer the "new" part, that description being more likely to be attached to the Bolnore Village development West of town. The hills on the skyline are those around Horsted Keynes and Chelwood some miles away.

Viewed from Northlands Avenue and built in the 1970s as part of the Northlands estate on the site of Northlands Wood that had originally been part of the parish of Wivelsfield but was transferred to Haywards Heath in 1934. To its left is the estate's convenience store, originally run by One Stop which closed in February 2015, and is currently undergoing a long refurbishment before reopening in 2016 as a Tesco Express.

The main access route for Franklands Village and the Northlands estate built along with the latter in the 1970s as part of the Northlands estate on the site of Northlands Wood that had originally been part of the parish of Wivelsfield but was transferred to Haywards Heath in 1934. The road begins as Frankton Avenue on the B2272 becoming Northlands Avenue at the junction with Gravelye Lane at the entrance to Franklands Village rejoining that road over the parish boundary with Lindfield. The sewer vent pipe on the right also marks the location of Northlands Brook now culverted and part of the sewer system of the estate.

A cul de sac off Northlands Avenue built in the 1970s as part of the Northlands estate on the site of Northlands Wood that had originally been part of the parish of Wivelsfield but was transferred to Haywards Heath in 1934. On the right is the estate's convenience store, originally run by One Stop, which closed in February 2015 for a long refurbishment before reopening in 2016 as a Tesco Express.

Looking northwards towards the junction with Reed Pond Lane. 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.

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.

A tributary of Scrase Stream that has been straightened and culverted since the building of the Northlands Wood estate. The houses at the far end are on Beech Hill in Franklands Village now part of Haywards Heath.

Franklands Village is a suburb of Haywards Heath.

Viewed from the northern junction with Graveleye Lane. 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.

A residential road linking Northlands Avenue to Beech Hill built in the 1970s as part of the Northlands estate on the site of Northlands Wood that had originally been part of the parish of Wivelsfield but was transferred to Haywards Heath in 1934.