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Beech Hill, HAYWARDS HEATH, RH16 3SE

One of the roads named after species of trees in this modern estate

Viewed from the footpath that links Lyoth Lane to Lewes Road the houses were built in the 1980s on the site of Northlands Wood which was once the northern extremity of Wivelsfield parish but was transferred to Haywards Heath in 1934 and developed over the following decades.

One of the roads named after species of trees in this modern estate

Linking Lyoth Lane to Lewes Road. The path was straightened during an 18th century enclosure and marked the boundary between the former common on the right and the site of Northlands Wood to the left. Both have now disappeared under housing estates. The area was once part of Wivelsfield parish but was transferred to Haywards Heath in 1934.

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.

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.

A modern cul-de-sac off Marlow Drive built in the 1990s on the site of Northlands Wood which once formed the northern end of Wivelsfield parish but was transferred to Haywards Heath in 1934.

The name of the road in the foreground which begins at the junction of Charlesworth Park to the left with Orchid Park straight ahead. The latter are named after Charlesworth Nursery which occupied the site from the early 20th century to the 1950s and became well known for the cultivation of orchids. Prior to their arrival the area had been a common that was gradually encroached upon between the 17th and 19th centuries leaving only a narrow strip by the time of the 1843 tithe survey. Formerly a part of Wivelsfield parish this area was transferred to Haywards Heath in 1934.

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 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.