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nanny70
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Hayward's Heath
« on: Wednesday 20 October 04 05:53 BST (UK) »
Hi! I'm new to this chat group and I was wondering if anyone knows just how Hayward's Heath came by that name.  I have many Haywards in my family tree, most of whom lived in Storrington, Sussex, including my mother. So I've always been curious about this. 

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Re: Hayward's Heath
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 20 October 04 17:09 BST (UK) »
Nanny, Welcome to RootsChat.  I did a quick search on Google for you, and came up with the following:

"Referred to in the 19th Century as the Metropolis of Mid Sussex’, Haywards Heath officially became a town in 1862. The original roots of the area however, date back much further to when the town was part of “Cuckfield Parish”. The name, meaning ‘Hedge Enclosure’ evolved form the early 13th Century. Legend has it that the town took its name from the Highwayman, Jack Hayward, who chose to stage many of his audacious raids on the heath. However, little now remains of the buildings from the medieval periods. The major remains of that period are the two houses, Great Hayward and Little Hayward, which date back to about the beginning of the 15th Century."

The above info is from the following link:
http://www.bovishomes.co.uk/location.asp?Site=EBVHP

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Re: Hayward's Heath
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 20 October 04 18:16 BST (UK) »
Hi Meg

Thank you for responding to Nanny70

Nanny, welcome to Rootschat ans especially the sussex boards, we hope we can help further your research into your ancestry.

I saw this message this morning, did a google search to find an answer, and because I was running a bit late for the Records Office - thought to myself, I will post the info this evening.

But when I get home, meg has done it for me - so once again, thanks and Meg; yes, I did your lookup on Caroline Sayers - but not posting it here.

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