Visit Hammerwood Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Hammerwood

  

Hammerwood Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Hammerwood

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Hammerwood history

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Early history

The village’s name is derived from connections to the Wealden iron industry. A Romano-British iron bloomery was located near the ponds to the south-east of where the modern village is located. A blast furnace existed on another site nearby from at least the 1500s.

20th century

Hammerwood Park was requisitioned for use by the armed forces during the Second World War, becoming home to 200 soldiers. From November 1943, No. 660 Squadron RAF operated from an unpaved airstrip (RAF Hammerwood) to the east of the village, from which the SOE flew Westland Lysanders for a time. Hammerwood County Primary School closed in 1959 and the ecclesiastical parish of Hammerwood was united with that of St Mary Magdalene, Cowden in June 1977.

You can visit Hammerwood places with Walkfo Hammerwood to hear history at Hammerwood’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Hammerwood has 13 places to visit in our interactive Hammerwood map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Hammerwood, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Hammerwood places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Hammerwood & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 13 audio facts unique to Hammerwood places in an interactive Hammerwood map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Hammerwood Places Map
13 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Hammerwood tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Hammerwood

  

Best Hammerwood places to visit

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Hammerwood has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Hammerwood’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Hammerwood’s information audio spots:

East Grinstead Town F.C. East Grinstead Town Football Club is a football club based in West Sussex, England . They are currently members of the Isthmian League South East Division and play at East Court .

Greathed Manor Greathed Manor, Dormansland, Surrey, is a Victorian country house. Designed by the architect Robert Kerr in 1862–8, it is a Grade II listed building.

Hammerwood Park Hammerwood Park is one of the first houses in England to be built in the Greek Revival architectural style. It was built in 1792 as the first independent work of Benjamin Henry Latrobe. Led Zeppelin owned the house from 1973 until 1982.

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