Map sources for Isfield at grid reference TQ452170

Isfield is a small village on the A26 road south of Uckfield. Image File history File links Dot4gb. ... Image File history File links Gb4dot. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... Masouleh village, Gilan Province, Iran. ... The A26 road is one of the two cross-country two-digit numbered roads in the southeast of England. ... Statistics Population: 15,000 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: TQ473213 Administration District: Wealden Shire county: East Sussex Region: South East England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: East Sussex Historic county: Sussex Services Police force: {{{Police}}} Ambulance service: South East Coast Post office and telephone Post...

The village of Isfield originally grew adjacent to the ford where the Roman road crossed the river Ouse. At that time this was close to the furthest extent of tidal waters so the road might have brought Wealden iron to the river for export. The village had a very active history through the Saxon, Norman and Tudor eras. Local legend has it that King Harold spent the night before the Battle of Hastings at his demesne in the village, located where Isfield Place now stands. The Lavender Line Steam Railway is located here. A ford, with pedestrian footbridge, on a minor road near Weimar and Kassel in Germany A ford is a place in a watercourse (most commonly a stream or river) that is shallow enough to be crossed by wading, on horseback, or in a wheeled vehicle. ... A Roman road in Pompeii Road Construction on Trajans Column The Roman roads were essential for the growth of the Roman empire, by enabling the Romans to move armies. ... The famous parade helmet found at Sutton Hoo, probably belonging to King Raedwald of East Anglia circa 625. ... Bayeux Tapestry depicting events leading to the Battle of Hastings The Norman Conquest of England was the conquest of the Kingdom of England by William the Conqueror (Duke of Normandy), in 1066 at the Battle of Hastings and the subsequent Norman control of England. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... King Harold of England may refer to King Harold I (Harold Harefoot); son of Canute. ... Combatants Normans supported by: Bretons, Aquitanians, Flemings Anglo-Saxons Commanders William of Normandy, Odo of Bayeux Harold Godwinson † Strength 7,000-8,000 7,000-8,000 Casualties Unknown, thought to be around 2,000 killed and wounded Unknown, but significantly more than the Normans The Battle of Hastings was... The feudal concept of demesne is a form of manorial land tenure as conceived in Western Europe, initially in France but exported to England, during the Middle Ages. ... The Lavender Line is a heritage railway based at Isfield station, near Uckfield in East Sussex. ...

Other places in Isfield include a field often camped in, and the Laughing Fish, a small public house with a garden. These are both immediately adjacent to the Lavender Line. This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... The Lavender Line is a heritage railway based at Isfield station, near Uckfield in East Sussex. ...

The local cricket team, WG Gracefully plays in the East Sussex Cricket League.

Rail Transport

The village used to have a station known as 'Isfield' on the Lewes-Uckfield Line. This line closed under British Rail's Beeching Report in 1969. Isfield station has now been restored as the only station on the afore mentioned Lavender Line. A pressure group known as The Wealden Line Campaign has been pressing to re-open the line as a rail corridor to London. Logo of British Rail British Railways (BR), later rebranded as British Rail, ran the British railway system from the nationalisation of the Big Four British railway companies in 1948 until its privatisation in stages between 1994 and 1997. ... Many railway lines were closed as a result of the Beeching Axe The Beeching Axe was an informal name for the British governments attempt in the 1960s to control the spiralling cost of running the British railway system by closing what it considered to be little-used and unprofitable... For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ... The Lavender Line is a heritage railway based at Isfield station, near Uckfield in East Sussex. ...

Coordinates: 50.93418° N 0.06501° E Image File history File links E_Sussex_arms. ... East Sussex is a county in South East England. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...