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Danehill 2025 Project

A project to build a photographic record of the parish in the 2020's, which we hope will be useful to historians of the future. Click here

Manor of Sheffield Court Books from 1569 onwards
This is a 174 page document of proceedings of the manor court which have been transcribed and translated where necessary. This was a major undertaking of the society and the proceedings are well indexed. Click here. The researchers have done their best in this work, but accuracy cannot be totally guaranteed and users are advised to check with the original documents held at East Sussex Record Office.

Genealogy
1. Danehill Burial Ground Project

This started as a major research project for the society during the 'Lockdown' period where other activities were curtailed. The standing gravestones in the old burial ground have all been examined in detail and members of the group, especially Elizabeth Broadbridge, have extensively researched the families of the deceased.
Click to find detailed information on more than a hundred families of those interred in the Old Burial Ground.

2. Other Family Information
We have received information on families which are not directly connected to the Burial Ground. This information can be found by clicking the green boxes.
In particular we have extensive information on the Tye family which has been deposited by Jon Howes, now resident in the USA. The Tye family is mainly associated with West Hoathly and Horsted Keynes.