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Boreham Street
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(Picturesque village on top of the Ridge)
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General Details
Boreham Street is part of the parish of Wartling , and therefore shares
much of its history. The village is about 2 miles north of Wartling
Hill, the other part of the parish where the church is located.
In the Domesday survey, it had a population of 280, land able
to support 18 ploughs, woodland for 200 pigs three salt
workings, and a chapel.
The chapel was mentioned as being given to the College of Hastings
by the Count of Eu . The current church dates from the 13th century,
and is believed to lie on the land where the chapel used to be.
During the late 1500's there were a large number of French
names recorded in the church register, it is probable that
they had been employed at Ashburnham and other local Furnaces
to help set up the process.
In the church are two very rare iron tombstone heads, which
were provided by Jonathan Harmer of Heathfield .
During the second world war many defense pill boxes were built
in the area, to protect from invasion through the Pevensey
Marshes . To the East of the church is a command post built to
cover the Marshes and the Ashbourne valley.
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Services
 Boreham Street has a number of restaurants, and a garage,
and between itself and Windmill Hill is a modern tennis
training centre.
Wartling Hill is very small, and only has the Church a
public house and post box for services.
The nearest train service is from Pevensey to the south west
which is on the Hastings to Eastbourne line.
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