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Rushwood Close, HAYWARDS HEATH, RH16 3SQ

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.

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.

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

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.

A new estate built in the 1990s on the site of a former nursery whose name is recalled by Charlesworth Park, the road leading off to the right. The nursery itself was started in the first decade of the 20th century becoming well known for growing orchids. It survived into the 1950s whilst market gardening continued here until the late 1970s before succumbing to the outward growth of Haywards Heath. The land here was once a common that was gradually encroached upon until only a strip remained by the 1840s, Middle Field, Wood Field and Common Field now lie buried under the housing. Lyoth Common was originally part of Wivelsfield parish but was transferred to Haywards Heath in 1934.

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.

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

Small cul-de-sac built off Snowdrop Lane during the 1990s. Lyoth Common was originally part of Wivelsfield but was transferred to Haywards Heath in 1934.