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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Wadhurst is a market town in East Sussex, England. It is the centre of the civil parish of Wadhurst, which also includes the hamlets of Cousley Wood and Tidebrook.

Wadhurst is situated on the Kent–Sussex border seven miles (11 km) east of Crowborough and about seven miles (11 km) south of Royal Tunbridge Wells. Other nearby settlements include Ticehurst, Burwash, Mayfield and Heathfield in East Sussex, and Lamberhurst, Hawkhurst and Cranbrook in Kent.

Physically, Wadhurst lies on a high ridge of the Weald – a range of wooded hills running across Sussex and Kent between the North Downs and the South Downs. The reservoir of Bewl Water is nearby. The River Bewl, which is a sub-tributary of the River Medway, and the Limden rise within the civil parish of Wadhurst.

William Bidlake, (1861–1938), architect, moved to Wadhurst in 1924 and practised there until his death.

Wadhurst, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom

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Wadhurst has a population of over 4,883 people. Wadhurst also forms part of the wider Wealden district which has a population of over 161,475 people. Wadhurst is situated 31 km north of Hailsham.

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William Henry Bidlake |
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Architect William Henry Bidlake is associated with Wadhurst. He was Professor of architecture at Royal Birmingham Society of Artists from 1902 to 1938.

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