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Much of the oldest available historical information concerning the Weald of Kent, Sussex and Surrey, with records going back to 1288, relates to the parish church, St. Michael's.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thesussexweald.org/P2.asp?PId=P82.1.1.193|title=The Weald - Property history, bibliography and topography|website=Thesussexweald.org|accessdate=3 March 2019}}</ref>

The Church is also featured in the 1976 concert film [[The Song Remains the Same (film)]] featuring the English rock band ''[[Led Zeppelin]]''. It is the location for the night time fantasy scene starring Led Zeppelin's Bass and Keyboard Player [[John Paul Jones (musician)]] .<ref name=SMG11>{{cite web| url= https://forums.ledzeppelin.com/topic/26765-john-paul-jones-song-remains-the-same-filming-locations-in-2020/#comments| publisher =Led Zeppelin Forum| title = JOHN PAUL JONES SONG REMAINS THE SAME - FILMING LOCATIONS IN 2020| accessdate= 2020-01-08}}</ref>.

The village has a regular bus service. The [[Metrobus_Metrobus (South_East_EnglandSouth East England)|Metrobus]] 291 bus route serves [[East Grinstead]], [[Tunbridge Wells]], and [[Crawley]] – as well as neighbouring villages.<ref>[https://www.metrobus.co.uk/places-to-go/whats-on-route-291/] {{dead link|date=March 2019}}</ref>

In nearby [[Ashurst,_Kent Kent|Ashurst]] there is a railway station. [[Ashurst_Ashurst (Kent)_railway_station railway station|Ashurst station]] is on the [[Uckfield]] to London line via [[Oxted Line|Oxted]] and [[East Croydon railway station|East Croydon]]. Trains are hourly in each direction.