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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Wealden like this:
WEALD (The), a great tract in the SW of Kent and the E of Sussex; formerly all forest, and still extensively wooded. Its length is about 40 miles; and its breadth, from 10 to 15. Its surface is prevailingly flat; and, where cleared and under tillage, is fertile, and produces fine crops of wheat, barley, rye, beans, turnips, and clover. The name is Anglo-Saxon, and signifies "wood" or "forest." See Kent and Sussex.
Wealden is now part of WEALDEN District. Click here for graphs and data of how WEALDEN has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Wealden itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Wealden in Sussex | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/17317
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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