Hadlow Down

Hadlow Down is a village and civil parish in the Wealden District of East Sussex, England. It is located on the A272 road three miles (4.8 km) north-west of Heathfield. The parish is within the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It came to prominence with the Wealden iron industry in the 17th and 18th centuries. The majority of the population now works outside the parish, but it still has a strong community atmosphere centred on the New Inn pub, St. Mark's school and St. Mark's church.

For the village in Kent, see Hadlow.

Hadlow Down
Hadlow Down
Location within East Sussex
Area17.0 km2 (6.6 sq mi) 
Population857 (Parish-2011)
• Density109/sq mi (42/km2)
OS grid referenceTQ533240
• London37 miles (60 km) NNW
District
  • Wealden
Shire county
Region
  • South East
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townUCKFIELD
Postcode districtTN22
Dialling code01825
PoliceSussex
FireEast Sussex
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
UK Parliament
  • Wealden
Websitehttp://www.hadlowdown.com

The parish church, St. Mark's, was first built and consecrated in 1836 and rebuilt just before World War I. Edmond William Costello (1873–1949), holder of the Victoria Cross, is buried in the churchyard, and Diana Rowden (1915–44), SOE agent, lived at Hadlow Down before World War II. A former Calvinistic chapel, Providence Chapel, stands on Main Road; it was built in 1849 and converted into a house in 1996.

The village school is St Mark's CE Primary School. The village pub is the New Inn, which is a historic Grade II listed building.

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