The Rough

The Rough is a forest in , , . The Rough is situated near the village , as well as near the hamlet .

Places of Interest

Highlights: Polegate railway station and Ovenden’s Mill.

Railway station
Photo: EddersGTI, Public domain.
serves in , England. It is on the East Coastway Line, 61 miles 39 chains from , and train services are provided by Southern.

Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ovenden's Mill or Mockett's Mill is a grade II* listed tower mill at , , which has been restored but is now in a poor state and the tower is not open to the public.

Manor estate
Photo: Andrew Huggett, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a grade II* listed country house situated in the village of Folkington two miles west of , , England.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hailsham and Lullington.

Photo: 6mat1, GFDL.
The market town of , in the Wealden district of , in home to Herstmonceux Castle. The population in 2021 was about 23,000.

Hamlet
Photo: Janine Forbes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of , in the district, in the county of , England. Historically in , it lies 9⅓ miles southeast of , on a shoulder of the at the point where the River Cuckmere cuts through the downs.

Locality
Photo: Kevin Gordon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a 72.7-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of in . It is a national nature reserve and a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I.

The Rough

Latitude
50.8181° or 50° 49′ 5″ north
Longitude
0.2279° or 0° 13′ 40″ east
Open location code
9F22R69H+74
Open­Street­Map ID
way 826787269
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­wood
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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Wannock and Folkington.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Diplocks Wood and Polegate War Memorial recreation ground.

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