Jacob's Post

Jacob's Post

The Royal Oak, Jacob's Post
Jacob's Post
Jacob's Post shown within East Sussex
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town BURGESS HILL
Dialling code 01444
Police Sussex
Fire East Sussex
Ambulance South East Coast
EU Parliament South East England
UK Parliament

Jacob's Post is a hamlet to the east of Burgess Hill, in Lewes district, East Sussex, England.

It is named after a traveling peddler named Jacob Harris (also called Jacob Hirsch) who in 1734, according to local lore, killed the landlord, his wife and a serving maid at the pub at this spot, the Royal Oak. He was prosecuted for his crime at Horsham gaol and sentenced to be hanged at the place where he carried out his crime. Some time after the hanging a post was erected on the spot where he was put to death, and the area became known by the name Jacob's Post.

Jacob's Post

The post itself has a metal bird nailed to the top. The Royal Oak is threatened with demolition.[1]

References

https://web.archive.org/web/20110724224720/http://www.yeoldesussexpages.com/ghosts/jacobs.htm

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