Hadlow Down

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Hadlow Down
Hadlow Down shown within East Sussex
Area[1]	6.6 sq mi (17.0 km²)
Population	715 (Parish-2007)[1]
- Density	109/sq mi (42/km²)
OS grid reference	TQ533240
- London	37 miles (60 km) NNW
District	Wealden
Shire county	East Sussex
Region	South East
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	UCKFIELD
Postcode district	TN22 4
Dialling code	01825
Police	Sussex
Fire	East Sussex
Ambulance	South East Coast
European Parliament	South East England
UK Parliament	Wealden
List of places: UK • England • East Sussex

Coordinates: 51°00′N 0°11′E / 51, 0.18

Hadlow Down is a village and civil parish^[2] in the Wealden District of East Sussex, England. It is located on the A272 road 3 miles (4.8 km) north east of Heathfield. It came to prominence with the Wealden iron industry in the 17th and 18th centuries.

The parish church was built in 1836, is dedicated to St Mark,consecrated in 1836, and was rebuilt just before World War I.^[3][4] Edmond William Costello (1873–1949), holder of the Victoria Cross is buried in the churchyard; and Diana Rowden (1915–1944) SOE agent, lived at Hadlow Down before WWII.

There is a village school: Hadlow Down CE Primary School.^[5]

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Wilderness Wood, a 61 acre (24.6 ha) of woodland is located here^[6]; as is the Great Bush Railway.

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