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Horsted Keynes
Horsted Keynes is a village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England. The village is about north east of Haywards Heath, in the Weald. The civil parish is largely rural, covering . At the 2011 census, it had a population of 1,586, increased from 1,507 in 2001. The 0° meridian passes about 1 mile to the east of the village of Horsted Keynes. Origin and history Guillaume de Cahaignes, a French knight who participated in the Norman conquest of England, and lord of what is now Cahagnes, was given Milton in Buckinghamshire and the Sussex village of Horstede (The Place of Horses in Old English). The latter became Horstede de Cahaignes and in time Horsted Keynes. The place name is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086. The village has been formally twinned with the Normandy village of Cahagnes since 1971. The Horsted Cahagnes Society promotes social and cultural links, and organises annual exchange visits between the two places. On Saturday, 28 Au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horsted Keynes Railway Station
Horsted Keynes railway station is a preserved railway station on the Bluebell Railway in Sussex. The station has been used as a shooting location in several film and TV productions. History The station was closed by British Railways under the Beeching Axe on 28 October 1963 with the cessation of trains from Seaford railway station, East Sussex, Seaford via Haywards Heath railway station, Haywards Heath (trains over the Lewes railway station, Lewes to East Grinstead railway station, East Grinstead line having ceased in 1958). However, the first Bluebell Railway trains had run on the last day of the 1962 season using the disused eastern side (electrified services only used Platform 2). Between 1960 and 1962, Bluebell Railway services had terminated at Bluebell Halt, a temporary station about to the south. As a junction station it was the busiest station on the line in terms of services but arguably one of the quieter for passengers. The station lies about from the village of H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
