Hartfield

Hartfield
Hartfield Parish Church
Hartfield
Hartfield shown within East Sussex
Area	42.0 km² (16.2 sq mi)
Population	2,179 (2011)
• Density	133/sq mi (51/km²)
OS grid reference	TQ479359
• London	29 miles (47 km) NNW
District	Wealden
Shire county	East Sussex
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HARTFIELD
Postcode district	TN7
Dialling code	01892 01342

Police	Sussex
Fire	East Sussex
Ambulance	South East Coast
EU Parliament	South East England
UK Parliament	Wealden
Website	Parish Council
List of places UK England East Sussex 51°06′07″N 0°06′40″E / 51.102°N 0.111°E / 51.102; 0.111Coordinates: 51°06′07″N 0°06′40″E / 51.102°N 0.111°E / 51.102; 0.111

Hartfield is a civil parish in the Wealden district of East Sussex, England. Settlements within the parish include the village of Hartfield, Colemans Hatch, Hammerwood and Holtye, all lying on the northern edge of Ashdown Forest.

The main village of Hartfield lies seven miles (11.2 km) south-west of Tunbridge Wells where the B2110 road between Groombridge and Forest Row meets the B2026 road between Edenbridge and Maresfield.

Hartfield Parish Council consists of 13 members. The population of this ward as taken at the 2011 census was 2,639.

Hartfield is the main village in the parish. The church is dedicated to St Mary the Virgin. There are three public houses: Anchor Inn; Gallipot Inn; and Haywagon Inn. The village street is narrow, precluding much parking although The Anchor and Haywagon Inns have private car parks for patrons only. Note that the Haywagon Inn closed in 2015 following a planning application to convert to housing.

Cotchford Farm, Hartfield was the home of A.A. Milne (1882–1956), author of the Winnie the Pooh books, from where many of his books are set; later it was owned by Brian Jones, guitarist and founder of The Rolling Stones who was discovered dead in the pool in 1969. There is a shop in the village dedicated to all things connected with the Winnie the Pooh stories.

Henry VIII was believed to have used Bolebroke Castle, located a short distance from the village, where he hunted wild boar and deer at the nearby Ashdown Forest. He also was believed to have courted Anne Boleyn from this castle.

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