In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Wealden like this:
WEALD (The), a great tract in the SW of Kent and the E of Sussex; formerly all forest, and still extensively wooded. Its length is about 40 miles; and its breadth, from 10 to 15. Its surface is prevailingly flat; and, where cleared and under tillage, is fertile, and produces fine crops of wheat, barley, rye, beans, turnips, and clover. The name is Anglo-Saxon, and signifies "wood" or "forest." See Kent and Sussex.
Wealden through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Wealden in Sussex | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/17317
Date accessed: 05th November 2024
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