Poundgate is a hamlet in East Sussex on the A26 Uckfield Road at the junction with Chillies Road, just south of Crowborough.[1] It has one pub, the Crow and Gate, on the main road and a scattering of mainly detached houses.
Poundgate | |
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Hamlet | |
The Crow and Gate, Poundgate | |
Location within East Sussex | |
OS grid reference | TQ 4949 2876 |
• London | 36 mi (58 km) |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Crowborough |
Postcode district | TN6 3 |
Dialling code | 01892 |
Police | Sussex |
Fire | East Sussex |
Ambulance | South East Coast |
UK Parliament | |
The name was first recorded in 1564, and is derived from a gate into Ashdown Forest, which Poundgate lies at the south-eastern edge of.[2][3] The hamlet is in the civil parish of Buxted, for which its population was accounted for in the 2011 census.[4]
Bus services connect to Crowborough and Brighton.[5] The nearest station is Crowborough with an hourly train service to London Bridge and to Uckfield. The Vanguard Way path goes through the hamlet.[6]
References edit
- ^ "Poundgate, Wealden". getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- ^ "Poundgate :: Survey of English Place-Names". epns.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- ^ Willard, Barbara (1989). The forest : Ashdown in East Sussex. Poundgate: Sweethaws. p. 18. ISBN 0951179543.
- ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Buxted Parish (E04003832)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- ^ "Poundgate – bustimes.org". bustimes.org. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- ^ Street atlas East Sussex. London: Philip's. 2004. p. 37. ISBN 0540086487.
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