Historic landfill sites in Wadhurst, East Sussex
The Environment Agency records 18 historic landfill sites in and around Wadhurst, East Sussex. covering roughly 6 hectares in total. The largest is Glebe Farm at 1.1 ha. Recorded waste ranges up to industrial waste. Data: October 2025 revision.
Recorded landfill boundaries around Wadhurst (indicative, digitised at 1:10,000).
All recorded sites, largest first
| Site | Area | Last input | Waste types |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glebe Farm | 1.1 ha | 1991 | Inert |
| Foxhole Lane | 0.81 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Hook Green | 0.57 ha | 1975 | HouseholdInert |
| Windmill Farm | 0.54 ha | 1989 | Inert |
| Ticehurst House | 0.43 ha | 1974 | Inert |
| Mark Cross | 0.3 ha | 1990 | IndustrialHouseholdCommercialInert |
| Landscape Farm | 0.2 ha | 1990 | IndustrialInert |
| Ketley and Downash Farms | 0.2 ha | 1987 | Inert |
| Brick Kiln Farm | 0.2 ha | 1990 | Inert |
| Pond at Fine Acres | 0.2 ha | 1989 | Inert |
| Yellowcoat Wood Sawmill | 0.2 ha | 1991 | Industrial |
| White Cottage Farm | 0.2 ha | 1991 | Inert |
| The Pond | 0.2 ha | 1980 | Waste types not recorded |
| Dale Hill | 0.2 ha | 1991 | IndustrialInert |
| Gibbs Reed Farm | 0.2 ha | 1985 | Inert |
| North West of Renhurst Farm | 0.18 ha | 1989 | Inert |
| Beggars Roost | 0.13 ha | 1974 | Inert |
| New House Farm | 0.06 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
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 Wadhurst?
- 18 historic (closed) landfill sites are recorded within about 15km of Wadhurst 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 Wadhurst?
- 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.