Historic landfill sites in Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex
The Environment Agency records 21 historic landfill sites in and around Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex. covering roughly 44 hectares in total. The largest is Land North of Gorringe Stream at 20.04 ha. Recorded waste ranges up to industrial waste. Data: October 2025 revision.
Recorded landfill boundaries around Bexhill-on-Sea (indicative, digitised at 1:10,000).
All recorded sites, largest first
| Site | Area | Last input | Waste types |
|---|---|---|---|
| Land North of Gorringe Stream | 20.04 ha | 1979 | IndustrialCommercial |
| Upper Wilting Farm | 7.97 ha | 1980 | Inert |
| St Mary's Recreation Ground | 3.65 ha | 1975 | HouseholdCommercialInert |
| Court Lodge Marsh Farm | 3.25 ha | 1990 | IndustrialInert |
| Russell Cottage | 2.9 ha | 1995 | Inert |
| Happy Hunting Grounds | 1.45 ha | — | IndustrialHouseholdCommercial |
| Upper Peartree Lane Lunsford Cross | 1.35 ha | 1986 | IndustrialInert |
| Glovers Farm | 0.78 ha | 1974 | Inert |
| Corner of Jarmans Lane and B2095 | 0.43 ha | 1989 | Inert |
| Hill Croft Farm - 5 sites | 0.39 ha | 1986 | HouseholdCommercialInert |
| Fryatts Way | 0.2 ha | 1987 | Inert |
| Herbrand Walk | 0.2 ha | 1993 | HouseholdInert |
| Fontwell | 0.2 ha | 1984 | Waste types not recorded |
| Happy Hunting Grounds | 0.2 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Complete Angler, Middle Bridge | 0.2 ha | — | Inert |
| Newfoundland Fodge | 0.2 ha | 1988 | Inert |
| Watermill Lane | 0.2 ha | 1974 | Waste types not recorded |
| Two Greys Stud Farm | 0.15 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Constables Farm | 0.07 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Bexhill Road | 0.06 ha | — | Inert |
| Happy Hunting Grounds | 0.01 ha | — | IndustrialHouseholdCommercial |
What this data does — and doesn't — cover
- Licensed-era records only. Waste licensing began in 1974. Older tips — especially small pre-war ones — are incompletely recorded, so absence from this data does not mean no landfill ever existed here.
- Not the contaminated-land register. Councils hold a separate register of land determined as contaminated. A historic landfill entry is not a contamination determination, and vice versa.
- Boundaries are indicative. Digitised at 1:10,000 scale; some are buffers around a point rather than surveyed edges.
- Not a substitute for a formal environmental search. If you're buying, your conveyancer's environmental search checks this and several other sources.
EA Historic Landfill dataset, October 2025 revision. More on the methodology page.
Common questions
- How many former landfill sites are there in Bexhill-on-Sea?
- 21 historic (closed) landfill sites are recorded within about 15km of Bexhill-on-Sea town centre in the Environment Agency's Historic Landfill dataset (October 2025 revision). Pre-1974 sites are incompletely recorded, so the true historical number is likely higher.
- How do I check a specific address in Bexhill-on-Sea?
- Search the postcode on Landfill Check — you'll see every recorded site within 1km, with distance, direction and waste types, measured to the site boundary.
Nearby areas
Worth reading: buying a house near a former landfill and what the waste types mean.