Burwash, East Sussex
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- For other uses of Burwash see Burwash (disambiguation)
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| Population | 2,525 {2001 census} 2,506 {1991 census} 2,300 {1981 census} |
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| District | Lewes |
| Shire county | East Sussex |
| Region | South East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Etchingham |
| Postcode district | TN19 |
| Dial code | 01435 |
| Police | Sussex |
| Fire | East Sussex |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| UK Parliament | Lewes |
| European Parliament | South East England |
Burwash is a village and civil parish in the Lewes District of East Sussex, England. It is located five miles (8 km) south-west of Hurst Green, on the A265 road, and on the River Dudwell.
Its main claim to fame is that for half of his life Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) lived in the village at Bateman's. Kipling used the house's setting and the wider local area as the setting for many of his stories in Puck of Pook's Hill (1907).
Smuggling took place here in the 18th century (several smuggler's graves can still be seen in the churchyard of St. Bartholomew's); and earlier it had been one of the villages involved in the Wealden iron industry.
The cricketer, Albert Relf (1874-1937) was born here, and The Who frontman Roger Daltrey maintains a country estate in the Burwash area.
Also, Rudyard Kipling died here.
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