There is evidence of iron production in Dallington from Roman times. Relevant resources which mention Dallington include:
- http://www.hammerpond.org.uk/
- http://www.bushywood.com/wealden_iron_industry.htm
- Wealden Iron Research Group Here is an extract from their Home Page:
“Iron was made in the Weald from pre-Roman times until the beginning of the 19th century. Its legacy is recalled by a host of place names, such as Minepit Wood and Forge Lane, by the hammer and furnace ponds which survive in the landscape, and by the cast-iron graveslabs and firebacks that can be seen, respectively, in Wealden churches and farmhouses. During the first part of the Roman occupation, and again, in the 16th and early-17th centuries, the Weald was the most important iron-producing region in the British Isles.”
See also entry on Glaziers Forge
Dallington History 