Mid-Sussex was contested between parliamentary and royalist forces throughout 1643. The area around Haywards Heath was subject to raids by Royalist cavalry from the Arundel direction and counter-operations by parliamentary committees. The parliamentary county committee for Sussex, based at Lewes, sought to control the roads and deny Royalists access to the wealden iron districts whose cannon production was strategically vital for Parliament's war effort.
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