Haywards Heath

HAYWARDS HEATH is a town and civil parish formed out of Cuckfield, Dec. 28, 1894, under the provisions of Section 1 (sub-section 3), of the "Local Government Act, 1894"; it has an important station on the London, Brighton and South Coast railway main line, 3 miles north of Keymer junction for Lewes, Eastbourne and Hastings, 2 miles east from Cuckfield, 37 1/2 miles from London and 12 1/2 north from Brighton

Kelly's Directory of Sussex, 1905.

Haywards Heath consists of 5 electoral wards with a population of around 25,250. The nearby village wards of Cuckfield (5,000 inhabitants) and Lindfield (6,600 inhabitants) brings the total to nearly 37,500. Haywards Heath considers itself "The Heart of Mid Sussex", sitting between the other two major towns in the district: East Grinstead to the North East and Burgess Hill to the South. The A272 runs through the main high street (South Road) with the long promised bypass still on hold. The planned re-development of the town was re-started with another consultation period on proposals for re-developing the area around the station.

Related Web Sites:-

Haywards Heath Town Council

Mid Sussex District Council

West Sussex County Council