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Ashurst maps
Historic maps of Ashurst and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Ashurst maps
Ashurst photos
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Partridge Green| Henfield| Shermanbury| Ashington| Steyning| Small Dole| West Grinstead| Chanctonbury Ring| Bramber| Upper Beeding| Washington| Shipley| Thakeham| Cowfold| Fulking| Coolham| Storrington| West Chiltington| Findon| Poynings| Nuthurst| Lancing College| Hickstead| Lower Beeding| Bolney| Warninglid| Billingshurst| Patching
Ashurst area books
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Memories of Ashurst
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Lock Farm
My grandparents owned Lock Farm and I remember the adventures I had there exploring the house, and getting lost on the farm. I haven't been back to the area in many years, I know the house is still there and the farm was split up. My father loved the Green Man pub and we often had lunch there.... I wonder if anyone in the area remembers the Harvey family? Sally
The George Inn - Sarah & Walter Welling
My ancestral relatives are listed in the 1881 Census as the proprietors of "The High Street George Inn" in Henfield.
Walter W Welling (aged 50) and his wife Sarah Ann Welling (nee Smoker and aged 52) were both licensed victuallers and were obviously running a "family" business!
Living with them (all Wellings) were 7 children:
Louis H (7 - scholar), Emma K (11 - scholar), Harold E (16 - pupil teacher), Walter W jnr ( 21 - working in the restaurant), Ada Blanche (17 - barmaid), Alice A (23 - barmaid), Llewellyn G (26 - coal merchant)
and one lodger - Walter Marten (42 - wholesale cabinet maker).
There were many other branches of this Welling family living and working in the area around Henfield, through Poynings, Fulking, Edburton and down to Shoreham and Brighton. More information available.
Family
My memory of Steyning is staying at my aunt Ada's in Priory Field, walking the back lane from her house and going to a big church, and also going to the auction mart and smelling all the animals. I still relish those days.
My Family
My memory is of going to my granny and grandad Fish, it was a big family of them, I know I have an aunt still there called Valerie Newman (I think) and my aunt Rosemary who had 3 daughters. I would love it if anyone knows them or knew my dad, Richard John Fish. Do get in touch with me as whilst I remember going there it is a very hazy memory.
Dudley Pritchard And The Laylands of Jonada Small Dole
My family lived in Tooting, London but my mum's brother Charlie Layland was married to Josie who lived in a house called 'Jonada' with sons John, Tony, Trevor,and Andrew in Small Dole. We used to cycle the 42 miles down to Small Dole and stay there. Josie was fantastic and used to take us to Steyning Market, up to Chanctonbury Ring etc etc all on our bikes. We were all skint then of course, but we had a fantastic time. I can remember going out with Ann Sherwood who later married Ken the shopkeeper's son. All the Laylands, apart from Tony and Andrew who rode a Vincent Comet there, all went to Australia on the 10 assisted package scheme and all did ok for themselves - I see them from time to time.
Magical
Hi, Val and Sid Newman live in Lancing now. My nan and grandad lived in Sands Lane and I loved going there and helping Charlie in the woods cutting bean sticks. It was magical. A lot of the old characters have gone now but in the 1970s and 1980s the Fishes, Grettons and Wellsteads ruled the roost.
The Fish Family
My grandfather was Albert Fish. He lived in Small Dole all of his life. He ran a haulage business with his brother Jim. He had eight children, one of whom (JIM) was killed in Italy in the war. My mother, brother and I walked from Beeding to see my grand father every Sunday. My grandmother died when I was a few months old. In the early fifties Granddad married Violet. In the forties virtually everyone in Small Dole were related. It was said that the local postman knew everyone by their Christian name. All of my grandfathers children are now gone but many of their children still live in Small Dole ar close by. I now live in Canada but always visit small dole when I visit England and Upper Beeding. The house where my grandfather lived is still there and the village high street has not changed much. I have many fond memories of Small Dole
