Weald (3631 bytes)
1: ...Old Norse]] ''völlr,'' both of which descend from the same Indo-European root; both German and Old Nors...
3: ===The Weald===
4: ...ns]] and [[South Downs]], and that extends across the [[county|counties]] of [[Kent]], [[East Sussex]],...
6: ... as steep slopes falling away in certain parts of the area. It covers an area of 500 mile&sup2 (1,300 k...
8: ...mber of commuters into London without having lost their character of old.

Harrow Weald (493 bytes)
1: ...tion is [[Harrow & Wealdstone station]] which was the scene of a terrible train crash in [[1952]] when ...
3: ...in the area: [[Salvatorian College]] for boys and the [[Sacred Heart Convent]] for girls.

Upper Weald (368 bytes)
1: ...ed to the south east of the village, all three on the road to [[Whaddon, Buckinghamshire|Whaddon]].

North Weald tube station (1205 bytes)
2: ...n]] and [[Blake Hall tube station|Blake Hall]] on the [[Central Line]]
4: ..., when the line was electrified and taken over by the Underground's [[Central Line]].
6: The entire Epping to Ongar branch was not heavily use...

Sidney Greene, Baron Greene of Harrow Weald (977 bytes)
1: ...eated a [[life peer]] as '''Lord Greene of Harrow Weald''' in [[1974]].
3: ...UK)|Labour Party]], which have not persisted with the current [[National Union of Rail, Maritime and Tr...

Crowborough (775 bytes)
4: |area=[[Weald|High Weald]]
15: ... [[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle]], the famous author of the [[Sherlock Holmes]] novels.
17: ...work of underground chambers (currently closed to the public).
19: ... ''English Grand Lodge for Europe and Africa'' of the '''[[Rosicrucian Order, AMORC]]'''.

Horam (1301 bytes)
1: ...e farmland and small woods, as nothing is left of the ancient forest except for a few sites which are n...
3: ...Waldron]] Ghyll (or Gill) which is a headwater of the [[River Cuckmere]].
5: ...tant South Downs (the hills some 11 miles towards the English Channel).
7: ... the [[bible]], meaning '[[List of Biblical names|their hill]]'.
11: *[http://www.horam.com/ Horam.com] – The village's official website

Wealden iron industry (1870 bytes)
1: ...ieval iron-making industry took full advantage of them.
3: ...n is made of iron-smelting at [[Tudeley]]; and by the early 16th Century iron-works existed at [[Cowden...
5: ... be found called ’Furnace Pond’ or ’Hammer Pond’. The iron was used for making household utensils, nail...
7: ...ased the need for armaments, and the Weald became the centre of an ‘armaments industry’.
9: ..., the Wealden ore industry went into decline; and the [[Industrial Revolution]] spelt its end.

Ashdown Forest (1094 bytes)
1: ...the North Pole'', ''the Hundred Acre Wood'' and ''the dark and mysterious forest'' can all be found in ...
6: ...ized and breeding; numbers declined, however, and the last confirmed sighting was in [[1972]].
8: The quaint village of [[Hartfield]] offers visitors a...

Edenbridge (244 bytes)
1: '''Edenbridge''' can refer to either of the following:
3: ...enbridge (town)|Edenbridge]]''' - a town in the [[Weald of Kent]], [[England]].

Blake Hall tube station (1436 bytes)
2: ...Essex]], between [[North Weald tube station|North Weald]] and [[Ongar tube station|Ongar]].
4: ..., when the line was electrified and taken over by the Underground's [[Central Line]].
6: ...l exists (converted into a private home), as does the now very rusty line passing it, but its platforms...

Harrow College (361 bytes)
3: ...the centre of town and Harrow Weald, located near Wealdstone.

River Eden, Kent (429 bytes)
1: ...hich it flows, and which was originally called in the [[Old English language]] "Eadhelmsbrigge" ("Eadhe...

Biddenden (648 bytes)
1: ...rials led to the establishment of an industry for the production of broadcloth.
3: ...f [[Conjoined twins|Siamese twins]] being born in the village in 1100.
6: ...villagenet.co.uk/highweald/villages/biddenden.php The Maids of Biddenden]

Wealden cloth industry (2040 bytes)
1: ...industrial history. The industry spread along the Weald, and as far north as [[Maidstone]].
3: ...aw material for de-greasing the wool. At the time the export of it was forbidden, lest it helped our ri...
5: ... teasles to get rid of loose threads; and finally the shearman cut off loose and projecting pieces of w...
7: ...piece. The price of Kentish cloth at the start of the [[17th Century]] was £12-16 per piece. One yard o...
9: ...[Cranbrook]]. It has a separate building to house the looms.

Tunbridge Wells (borough) (4369 bytes)
35: |[[MPs elected in the UK general election, 2001|MPs]]:||[[Ann Widdecomb...
43: ... Weald [[Clay]] [[plain]] in the upper reaches of the rivers [[River Teise|Teise and]] [[River Beult|Be...
45: ===The North Weald area===
47: ...lden iron industry|iron manufacturing]]. Roads in the area run through heavily wooded country, even tod...
49: ===Weald Clay plain===

Tenterden (2684 bytes)
1: '''Tenterden''' is a small [[town]] in the [[Weald]] of [[Kent]], [[England]].
3: ...r forest clearing in the forest which belonged to the men of [[Isle of Thanet|Thanet]].
7: ...n were then used to help Rye fulfil its quota for the Crown.
11: ==The town==
15: There are two [[parish church|parish churches]]:

Linton, Kent (1168 bytes)
1: ...numents, including some by EH Baily, who sculpted the figure of [[Nelson]] in [[Trafalgar Square]]".
3: ...a path just above the turning for Wheelers Lane. Other options for entertainment really are go for a wa...
5: ... and most of the village has great views ofer the Weald of Kent. Charming and peaceful is probably how m...
8: [http://www.historic-kent.co.uk/ Notes on the village]

Cranbrook, England (3060 bytes)
15: !colspan=2 bgcolor="#ff9999"|Other
25: ...ents of [[Swattenden]] and [[Hartley]] lie within the parish.
27: ... has a stone figure of [[Father Time]] and his scythe on its south face.
28: ==The Mill==
29: ...[[1814]]. Dobell went bankrupt shortly after, and the Russell family ran it for next 125 years, when it...

Yorkshire Wolds (2887 bytes)
15: ...gle formation. The [[Humber Bridge]] was built at the point due to its geological stability.
17: ...r is quite scarce throughout the Wolds. Typically the valleys are hard to see from above,
18: ...k (mostly sheep and cows) graze the valleys, with the hills above used for crops.
20: ...k Moors]], and to the east the hills flatten into the plain of [[Holderness]].
21: ...largest town in the Wolds is [[Driffield]], with other places including [[Pocklington]] and [[Thixendal...

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