Pacific Northwest Gardening: So What Do You Know About Sussex, 1 by katie59

katie59 wrote:
I must confess that I've been fascinated by the thought of seeing Laurie's pictures of her historical cottage. And I find the name Burwash Weald a very romantic-sounding location. Put that together with the fact that Laurie has told me herself that her houds is just a few fields over from the house in which that very famous writer, Rudyard Kipling, lived and and Internet obsession is born.

Thought I'd share with you guys some of the general stuff I'd found.

Where is Sussex? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sussex

What does Burwash Weald look like (though they don't show the hardware store)? http://www.villagenet.co.uk/esussex-iron/villages/burwashwea...

http://www.solarnavigator.net/history/batemans.htm

And here's our literary legend, Rudyard Kipling. Some of his stories (Puck of Pook's Hill) are set in the very countryside in Sussex in which our friend, Laurie lives!! http://212.74.5.57/Jkipling.htm

Now if that isn't enough to make us all want to hop on a bus and go over for a visit, I don't know what is!!

So here's a picture of the East Sussex Countryside: