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Documentary and literary evidence relating to Burwash Forge and Wynhamford Mill, East Sussex, by Kate Mees, published 2010 in Wealden Iron Research Group (Second Series No. 30, article, pp.10-29, ISSN: 0266-4402) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/506577] Download PDF
Abstract:This article has been adapted from a desk-based assessment, conducted as part of the MA in Landscape Archaeology at the University of Bristol in February 2009. The area of study consisted of a 1km plot, approximately 1.5km southwest of the village of Burwash. It incorporates the sites of Burwash Forge (TQ 6631 2313), which lies within the parish of Burwash, and Wynhamford Mill (TQ 6560 2235), across the parish border in Brightling. Documentary research has revealed much about the nature of the industrial activities that took place at these sites in the medieval and post-medieval periods, and about the families and individuals who were involved in these enterprises.
Research was carried out at the East Sussex County Record Office (ESRO), Lewes, at Hastings Library and online via the National Archives (www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a).
The author is grateful to the following for their assistance in the production of this article: Jeremy Hodgkinson, for reading numerous versions of the text and making valuable suggestions; Lesley Mees for help and support; Christopher Whittick, senior archivist at East Sussex Record Office, for locating relevant sources in the Ashburnham Family Archive (ESRO ASH/200a).
Research was carried out at the East Sussex County Record Office (ESRO), Lewes, at Hastings Library and online via the National Archives (www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a).
The author is grateful to the following for their assistance in the production of this article: Jeremy Hodgkinson, for reading numerous versions of the text and making valuable suggestions; Lesley Mees for help and support; Christopher Whittick, senior archivist at East Sussex Record Office, for locating relevant sources in the Ashburnham Family Archive (ESRO ASH/200a).