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50°52'N
0°22'E
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Boreham Street
(Picturesque village on top of the Ridge)
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Origin of Village Name |
Boreham Street is possibly derived from the Anglo Saxon Beorgh Hamme
(the village on the hill) or Boar Hamme (Boar enclosure) and Street from
the Roman street possibly because there was a main Roman road from Lewes
to Beauport Park at Hastings.
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General Details
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Boreham Street is part of the parish of Wartling , and therefore shares
much of its history. The village is about 2 miles north of Wartling
Hill, the other part of the parish where the church is located.
In the Domesday survey, it had a population of 280, land able
to support 18 ploughs, woodland for 200 pigs three salt
workings, and a chapel.
The chapel was mentioned as being given to the College of Hastings
by the Count of Eu . The current church dates from the 13th century,
and is believed to lie on the land where the chapel used to be.
During the late 1500's there were a large number of French
names recorded in the church register, it is probable that
they had been employed at Ashburnham and other local Furnaces
to help set up the process.
In the church are two very rare iron tombstone heads, which
were provided by Jonathan Harmer of Heathfield .
During the second world war many defense pill boxes were built
in the area, to protect from invasion through the Pevensey
Marshes . To the East of the church is a command post built to
cover the Marshes and the Ashbourne valley.
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Services
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 Boreham Street has a number of restaurants, and a garage,
and between itself and Windmill Hill is a modern tennis
training centre.
Wartling Hill is very small, and only has the Church a
public house and post box for services.
The nearest train service is from Pevensey to the south west
which is on the Hastings to Eastbourne line.
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Views
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 Boreham Street is a very pretty village built on the main
Ninfield to Hailsham road, and its high street has many
beautiful buildings.
It is on the top of the ridge, and has many wide vistas
to the north across the Ashbourne valley, and during the
17th century, it would have been possible to see the
smoke from Ashburnham Furnace, and the cannons being
shipped downstream.
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