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Lewes Road, HAYWARDS HEATH, RH17 7SY

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.

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.

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.

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.

The road has had its name changed recently from Lyoth Lane which now starts at a junction beyond Image in the distance. Lyoth Common is a former common that was gradually encroached upon between the 17th and 19th centuries leaving only a small strip by the time of the tithe survey in 1843 which had soon been enclosed to become a nursery which survived until the 1970s when the area along with nearby Northlands Wood was built upon. Lyoth Common was transferred from Wivelsfield 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.

Victorian cottages that seem to have been refurbished judging by the roof. The lane was previously known as Lyoth Lane which continued beyond the cottages then turned immediately left at the junction with Snowdrop Lane in the distance, however, that has recently been changed so the Lyoth Lane starts at the junction ahead and Snowdrop Lane continues westwards towards a junction with the A272.

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