Rushlake Green | |
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Rushlake Green village sign |
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Rushlake Green shown within East Sussex | |
OS grid reference | TQ626181 |
District | |
Shire county | |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | HEATHFIELD |
Postcode district | TN21 |
Dialling code | 01435 |
Police | Sussex |
Fire | East Sussex |
Ambulance | South East Coast |
EU Parliament | South East England |
UK Parliament | |
Rushlake Green is a small village in the civil parish of Warbleton in the Wealden district of East Sussex, England. Rushlake Green is situated on the slopes of the Weald between Heathfield 4 miles (6.4 km) north-west, Battle 9 miles (14 km) south-west and Hailsham 7 miles (11 km) south.
The name Rushlake Green is probably derived from the Norman rische lac meaning a lake or stream surrounded by rushes, in which there is a lake just to the west of the village.
Wealden iron was mined here and at nearby Warbleton in the 16th and 17th centuries.
Earliest records of the village date back to the 16th century although the Horse and Groom pub and other cottages were built in the 17th century
Looking north over the village green.
Village shops
Horse and Groom pub built around 1650
A traditional fingerpost showing nearby places.