Poundgate

Poundgate
Hamlet
Image of the Crow and Gate pub
The Crow and Gate, Poundgate
Map showing location of Polegate in East Sussex
Map showing location of Polegate in East Sussex
Poundgate
Location within East Sussex
OS grid referenceTQ 4949 2876
• London36 mi (58 km)
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCrowborough
Postcode districtTN6 3
Dialling code01892
PoliceSussex
FireEast Sussex
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
East Sussex
51°02′20″N 0°07′51″E / 51.03879929°N 0.13090423°E / 51.03879929; 0.13090423

Poundgate is a hamlet in East Sussex on the A26 Uckfield Road at the junction with Chillies Road, just south of Crowborough.[1] It has one pub, the Crow and Gate, on the main road and a scattering of mainly detached houses.

The name was first recorded in 1564, and is derived from a gate into Ashdown Forest, which Poundgate lies at the south-eastern edge of.[2][3] The hamlet is in the civil parish of Buxted, for which its population was accounted for in the 2011 census.[4]

Bus services connect to Crowborough and Brighton.[5] The nearest station is Crowborough with an hourly train service to London Bridge and to Uckfield. The Vanguard Way path goes through the hamlet.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Poundgate, Wealden". getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Poundgate :: Survey of English Place-Names". epns.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  3. ^ Willard, Barbara (1989). The forest : Ashdown in East Sussex. Poundgate: Sweethaws. p. 18. ISBN 0951179543.
  4. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Buxted Parish (E04003832)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Poundgate – bustimes.org". bustimes.org. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  6. ^ Street atlas East Sussex. London: Philip's. 2004. p. 37. ISBN 0540086487.