East Blatchington Pond | Page 1 |
1. Introduction
Dedicated to the restoration, conservation and preservation of Blatchington Pond in the East Blatchington Conservation Area of Seaford | ||
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Founded in 1980 Honorary President: Helen Palmer
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History
The earliest known record of the pond comes from the parish register of 1645, which notes that a servant girl named Sarah Reynolds was drowned there; apparently having committed suicide. At this time, and for centuries to come, the pond must have been a focal point for village life, providing water for livestock and humans alike, and in the 18th and 19th centuries it would have provided a welcome drink for the flocks of sheep being driven between downland grazing and market along the drove road (Sutton Drove), also to winter pasturage at Robertsbridge some 27 miles away. Click on the links below to see the other pages. |
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