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Barcombe
(Village in three places)
Name Derivation
Originally known as Bere comp from the Anglo Saxon bere (barley or beer) and
Comp (a camp) so a "barley growing or beer making camp". Barley has been grown
here for many years as the ouse valley is rich and fertile. Later the village
was known as Bercham , then Berecombe.
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General Details
Barcombe is a village split into three, with the old village centre by the church
being abandoned during the Black Death in the middle of the 14th century, with the
population moving to Barcombe Cross . The area of Barcombe Mills which is by the
river Ouse has always been important for milling.
Barcombe lies on the path of Ermine Street , the old Roman road from Newhaven to London.
The village was mentioned in the Domesday Book as having a church and 3 and 1/2
flour mills, as one mill was in both Barcombe and Isfield as it straddled the
river Ouse. The present church was started at the end of the 1100's which seems
to be the time much church building within the area took place.
It is likely that Simon de Montfort and his troops passed through the area on his
way to and from the Battle of Lewes in 1264, as he was known to have been at
Fletching before the Battle and at Isfield afterwards.
On October 18th 1858 the station at Barcombe Mills was opened, and was a stop on
the Uckfield to Lewes line which provided access for the local produce from the
mills and farms nearby to the towns in the area, but was shut on 23rd February
1969. Nowadays the Lavender Line Preservation Society runs 600 yds of track
at nearby Isfield as a memorial to the ages of the Southern Region Railway.
This village is associated with the Sussex Bonfire Societies , who provide
noisy processions, unbelievable outfits and fantastic firework displays throughout
the month of November - a spectacle not to be missed.
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Services
 The village centre at Barcombe Cross is quite well serviced by local shops and
other businesses. The area of the old village by the church, and the area of
Barcombe Mills have no services.
The nearest major shopping centre is at Lewes a few miles south or Uckfield a
few miles north, which is also where the local trains run from.
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Views
 Barcome Cross is now the current centre of population, and the village is quite
attractive, the views to the south encompass the South Downs at Lewes.
The Church is about 1 1/2 miles away from Barcombe Cross on a back lane, but is
surrounded by very pretty old buildings, including a thatched open pound, a very
large ancient barn and a duck pond.
The third part of the village is at Barcombe Mills which lies about 1 mile from the
village on the river Ouse, with its attractive river banks and wild animals.
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