From Kelly\u2019s Post Office Directory of Essex, Herts, Middlesex, Kent, Surrey and Sussex, 1867<\/p>\n
SLAUGHAM<\/strong> is a long parish, formed into four districts \u2013 viz., Handcross, Pease Pottage, Warninglid, and Slaugham, which are 2 miles apart, 4 north-west from Cuckfield, and 5 south from Crawley, in the Eastern division of the county, hundred of Buttinghill, union and county court district of Cuckfield, Lewes rape, rural deanery and archdeaconry, and diocese of Chichester. The church of St. Mary is an old stone building in the Decorated English style, with nave chancel, and side chapels, and contains several ancient monuments and brasses of the Covert and Morton families: it has recently undergone complete restoration, at a cost of \u00a32,500: the interior is fitted with open benches. The register dates from 1655. The living is a rectory, annual value \u00a3460, with residence, in the gift of Warden Sergison, Esq., and held by the Rev. William Sergison, M.A., of Brasenose College, Oxford, domestic chaplain to the Lord Bishop of Chichester, and surrogate of the archdeaconries of Lewes and Chichester. There is a National school. A fair for pedlery is held here on Easter Thursday. The Baptists have a chapel here. Here are ruins of the once princely mansion of the Covert family, amongst which are several arches now remaining quite perfect, and portions of the extensive cooking departments: the. ruins extend over 3 acres of ground, now fenced in with a high wall. Warden Sergison, Esq. (lord of the manor), Edward Stanford and William Peters, Esquires, are the chief landowners. The neighbourhood is pleasant and contains, many gentlemen\u2019s seats \u2013 viz., Dencombe, High Beeches, Ashfold, Woodside, Colwood, Hyde, Tilgate, Handcross House, Slate House, the Hall, Broadfield, Slaugham Park, &c., The population in 1861 was 1,518; the area is 5,363 acres.<\/p>\n Parish Clerk, George Wenham.<\/p>\n POST & MONEY ORDER OFFICE & POST OFFICE SAVINGS BANK.- William Nye, postmaster, Handcross. Letters through Crawley arrive at 8 a.m.; dispatched at 6 p.m.<\/p>\n INSURANCE AGENTS:- CARRIER TO BRIGHTON.- Norman, on tuesday & saturday, from \u2018Red Lion,\u2019 Handcross<\/p>\n PRIVATE RESIDENTS. COMMERCIAL From Kelly\u2019s Post Office Directory of Essex, Herts, Middlesex, Kent, Surrey and Sussex, 1867 SLAUGHAM is a long parish, formed into four districts \u2013 viz., Handcross, Pease Pottage, Warninglid, and Slaugham, which are 2 miles apart, 4 north-west from Cuckfield, and 5 south from Crawley, in the Eastern division of the county, hundred of Buttinghill, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":62,"menu_order":220,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-861","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dands.uk\/testdands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/861","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dands.uk\/testdands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dands.uk\/testdands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dands.uk\/testdands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dands.uk\/testdands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=861"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/dands.uk\/testdands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/861\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1176,"href":"https:\/\/dands.uk\/testdands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/861\/revisions\/1176"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dands.uk\/testdands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/62"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dands.uk\/testdands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=861"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nLiverpool & London & Globe Fire & Life, J. & O. Ireland
\nRoyal Exchange, William Nye, Handcross
\nNational School, George Wenham, master; Mrs. Wenham, mistress<\/p>\n
\nAppleyard Rev. Ernest Sylvanus, Tilgate cottage
\nBigg Edward Smith, esq. J.P. Hyde
\nBird-Thompson Robert, esq. Free chase
\nBlake Mrs. Handcross house
\nHawies Rev. John Oliver Williams, Colwood
\nHurlstone Edwin Tyrrell, esq. Jenners, Hawkins\u2019 hill
\nLister John, esq. Slate house, Warninglid
\nLoder Robert, esq. J.P. High beeches
\nNavoine Mr. Dominic, Belle view
\nNorman John Manship, esq. D.L., J.P. Dencombe
\nNorton -, esq. Hay\u2019s hill
\nPeters William, esq. Ashford
\nRawson Phillip, esq. Woodside
\nSergison Rev. William, M.A. Rectory
\nStanford Edward, esq. J.P. The Hall
\nTulloch William, esq. Slaugham park
\nViner -, esq. Broadfield<\/p>\n
\nAgate John, farmer
\nBackshall James, beer retailer
\nBaker Strutford, blacksmith, Pease pottage
\nBartley, Eliza (Miss), boarding & day school, Pease pottage
\nBartley Stanford, Black Swan<\/em>, Pease pottage
\nBellchamber Robert Thomas, shoe maker, Handcross
\nBiggs M. (Mrs.), broom maker, Handcross
\nBirchfield Mary (Mrs.), blacksmith, Warninglid
\nBotting Henry, butcher, Handcross
\nBrigden Sarah Ann (Mrs.), harness maker, Handcross
\nBristow William, butcher & shopkeeper, Pease pottage
\nBrooker Catherine (Mrs.), Old White Horse<\/em>
\nComber Wm. beer retailer, Pease pottage
\nEaston (Mrs.), beer retailer, Pease pottage
\nHammond Richard, farmer, Portway, Warninglid
\nHart Henry, tailor, Handcross
\nHayler William, butcher, Handcross
\nHoadley William, draper, grocer & wine merchant, Handcross
\nHopkins Jas. Fountain<\/em>, Handcross
\nIreland John & Oliver, shopkeepers, Handcross
\nIreland James, blacksmith & wheelwright, Handcross
\nJames George Walker, farmer, Hill House farm
\nJupp Jesse, bookseller & stationer, Handcross
\nKensett James, grocer & draper, Slaugham village
\nKing Henry, blacksmith & ironmonger, Handcross
\nKing William, shoe maker, Warninglid
\nLandgridge John, baker, Handcross
\nLewrey James, farmer, Old park
\nLewrey James, higgler
\nMarchant Henry, miller, Slaugham village
\nMarshall William, bricklayer & general jobber, Handcross
\nMartin James, assistant overseer
\nMartin Thomas, day school, Handcross
\nNye William & Son, grocers & drapers, & post office, Handcross
\nPage Henry, beer retailer, Handcross
\nPicknall Peter, shopkeeper, Warninglid
\nRaywood James, shopkeeper, Warninglid
\nRoberts George, Red Lion commercial inn<\/em>, Handcross
\nSteadman William, carpenter, Handcross
\nSumner William, carpenter & blacksmith, White\u2019s row
\nTulley George, Half Moon<\/em>, Warninglid
\nTulley John, farmer
\nWalder John, wheelwright, Warninglid
\nWalder Thomas, farrier<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"