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and decided to expand upon Lyell's theory with a quantitative estimate to determine if there was enough time in the history of the Earth to uphold his principles of evolution. He assumed the rate of erosion was around one inch per century and calculated the age of the Weald at around 300 million
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Settlements on the Weald are widely scattered. Villages evolved from small settlements in the woods, typically four to five miles (six to eight kilometres) apart; close enough to be an easy walk but not so close as to encourage unnecessary intrusion. Few of the settlements are mentioned in the
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at 200 million years. Based on these estimates he denounced Darwin's geological estimates as imprecise. Darwin saw Lord Kelvin's calculation as one of the most serious criticisms to his theory and removed his calculations on the Weald from the third edition of
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commented on finding some of the finest cattle on some of the region's poorest subsistence farms on the High Weald. Pigs, which were kept by most households in the past, were able to be fattened in autumn on acorns in the extensive oak woods. In his novel
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is still popular in the Weald, it was originally played mainly by women's teams, but since the formation of the Sussex league at the beginning of the 20th century it has been played by both men and women.
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and cut by streams to form steep-sided ravines (called gills); small irregular-shaped fields and patches of heathland, abundant woodlands; scattered farmsteads and sunken lanes and paths.
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by inhabitants of the surrounding areas. Many places within the Weald have retained names from this time, linking them to the original communities by the addition of the suffix "
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has expanded quite rapidly across the Weald, where the climate and soil is well suited to the growing of grapes, with over 20 vineyards now in the
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of the area often increases the difficulties. There are limited areas of fertile greensand which can be used for intensive vegetable growing, as in the valley of the
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sent them to various experts and this important find led to the discovery of dinosaurs. The area contains significant reserves of shale oil, totalling 4.4 billion
1935:"Current Status and Potential Impact of Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) in the English Countryside: A Risk Assessment. Report to Conservation Management Division C, MAFF"
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Neither the thin infertile sands of the High Weald or the wet sticky clays of the Low Weald are suited to intensive arable farming and the
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in origin, signifies "woodland". The term is still used, as scattered farms and villages sometimes refer to the Weald in their names.
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Modern chronostratigraphy shows that the Weald Clays were laid down around 130 million years ago in the Early
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The rocks of the central part of the anticline include hard sandstones, and these form hills now called the
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in the area would be required to achieve these objectives, which has been opposed by environmental groups.
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In the early 21st century, Tunbridge Wells
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in the summer months. Over the centuries, deforestation for the shipbuilding, charcoal,
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and hammers of the iron industry and the cloth mills.
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760:Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
686:used an estimate for the erosion of the chalk,
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2109:British Regional Geology: The Wealden District
1719:. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. pp. 17, 36.
1203:, the largest remaining areas of which are in
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1564:"Wealden History of Early Iron Making"
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1017:and most District Councils for walkers
789:rolling hills, studded with sandstone
156:, meaning "forest" (cognate of German
2802:List of civil parishes in East Sussex
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1267:(1620–1706), whose family estate was
872:and its related developments and the
527:While most of the Weald was used for
147:The name "Weald" is derived from the
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3028:Forests and woodlands of East Sussex
2570:Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner
2201:. Institute of Geological Sciences.
1570:from the original on 15 October 2009
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1063:adding citations to reliable sources
690:and clay strata of the Weald in his
1880:"Types of crops grown on the Weald"
1836:from the original on 21 August 2008
1171:when visiting Sussex in the 1790s.
673:for the disloyalty of its tenants.
616:was the area used by the people of
2179:. London: Natural History Museum.
2112:. London: H.M. Stationery Office.
1671:from the original on 13 March 2016
1596:from the original on 29 March 2019
1413:Weald and Downland Open Air Museum
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2496:History of Christianity in Sussex
1858:; to the south the Vale of Sussex
1771:from the original on 10 July 2018
2175:National History Museum (2015).
1991:from the original on 23 May 2015
1797:from the original on 22 May 2015
1743:, New Holland Publishers (2010)
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382:. The famous scientific hoax of
211:, the Roman name of present-day
127:"High Weald" in the centre, the
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3033:Forests and woodlands of Surrey
2860:Population of major settlements
2491:Diocese of Arundel and Brighton
2160:. New York: Caroll & Graf.
2061:Slow Sussex and the South Downs
1916:"Sussex wineries dominate list"
1645:from the original on 5 May 2018
1527:Prynn, Jonathan (23 May 2014).
1259:, near Milne's country home at
1050:needs additional citations for
734:The Weald begins north-east of
646:and drove them to the coast at
1365:Other English wealds and wolds
1023:and local county councils for
566:(whom the Anglo-Saxons called
316:Tunbridge Wells Sand Formation
131:"Low Weald" periphery and the
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3023:Forests and woodlands of Kent
1987:. The Ashdown Forest Centre.
1246:(1865–1936). The setting for
338:Formation, consisting of the
103:. It crosses the counties of
2850:Parliamentary constituencies
1515:National History Museum 2015
1178:Memoirs of a Fox-hunting Man
998:-Lewes lines. The principal
730:(1904), by Benjamin Haughton
657:, the royalist army of King
219:, where the second element,
1898:"Explore Wealden vineyards"
1199:of acidic habitats such as
692:theory of natural selection
438:Roman occupation of Britain
318:(collectively known as the
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2895:Grade II* listed buildings
1967:"Guide to boar in Britain"
1418:Recreational walks in Kent
1348:History of cricket to 1725
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554:relates events during the
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123:. It has three parts, the
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27:Area of South East England
2643:City of Brighton and Hove
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2143:. Oxford University Press
2038:. Allen Lane. p. 4.
1830:: Notes on the Low Weald"
1476:Oxford English Dictionary
980:long tunnel near Balcombe
756:South Downs National Park
576:A.D. 477. This year came
2890:Grade I listed buildings
2436:St Richard of Chichester
1715:Brooks, Richard (2015).
1690:Brooks, Richard (2015).
1255:stories was inspired by
1180:, the poet and novelist
935:Transport infrastructure
710:On the Origin of Species
679:On The Origin of Species
676:In the first edition of
286:to expose the layers as
2106:Gallois, R. W. (1965).
2087:Ekwall, Eilert (1991).
1534:London Evening Standard
1007:long-distance footpaths
467:from then, through the
312:Wadhurst Clay Formation
196:A Perambulation of Kent
2940:Long Man of Wilmington
2034:Underdown, D. (2000).
1920:Sussex Live - Wineries
1868:Notes on the Low Weald
1478:, Second edition, 1989
1240:Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
1015:Ramblers' Associations
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359:Weald–Artois Anticline
308:Ashdown Sand Formation
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247:Weald–Artois anticline
239:Geology of East Sussex
182:form of the word. The
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32:Weald (disambiguation)
2650:Boroughs or districts
2486:Diocese of Chichester
2135:Hoad, T, ed. (1996).
1815:Brandon (2003), p.23.
1590:"High Weald Timeline"
1292:Sir Winston Churchill
1169:Agriculture of Sussex
1149:and during and since
728:Autumn, Weald of Kent
726:
636:William of Cassingham
552:Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
477:Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
465:Wealden iron industry
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88:between the parallel
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3013:Hills of West Sussex
2998:Hills of East Sussex
2539:Sussex County League
2403:Culture and heritage
2156:Moran, Lord (2006).
1329:Lamberhurst Vineyard
1059:improve this article
659:Henry III of England
275:, a dome of layered
259:is in pale green (6)
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2091:(4 ed.). OUP.
2059:Locke, Tim (2011).
1971:Countryfile website
1273:River Tillingbourne
1236:Vita Sackville-West
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365:, and includes the
330:is overlain by the
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2630:East Sussex Portal
2296:Rape of Chichester
2278:Historic divisions
2177:"Igauanodon Teeth"
1884:High Weald website
1856:Vale of Holmesdale
1394:Lincolnshire Wolds
1285:A Room with a View
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2372:Kingdom of Sussex
2329:South Coast Plain
2208:978-0-11-880140-9
2167:978-0-78671-706-4
1947:on 22 August 2013
1749:978-1-84773-717-5
1726:978-1-4728-1150-9
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1423:History of Sussex
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