Like any town or village, the population of Cuckfield has been affected by what has gone on around it. At one point it was a major stopping point for the London to Brighton stage coaches. However the populace resisted the attempts to bring the railway through in the first half of the 1800s and a town was set up about a mile away called Haywards Heath. Initially there was an influx of people who were building the railway and then it dropped again when the railway was completed and in use. It was also the demise of the stage coaches and Cuckfield became of less importance in the area.
Figures from the website Vision of Britain give the population as
1811: 2088
1821: 2385
1831: 2586
1841: 3444
1851: 3196
1881: 4964
1891: 5730
1901: 1813
1911: 1899
1921: 1928
1931: 2114
1951: 2348
1961: 20134
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Cuckfield AP/CP through time | Census tables with data for the Parish-level Unit, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10285938
Date accessed: 26th March 2024
The data given does seem high for 1961, particularly when compared with the data for later years. It is possible the data is for the parish/district of Cuckfield rather than the village itself.
2011: 3500
2021: 3767
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I noticed that 1961 number right away as high, but f you look at the table data on the link you gave it says the 10 years before # was 16506 that doesn't match with the 1951 # they gave and the 1951 10 years ago # and te 1941 # match perfectly. So something is wrong. I am enjoying your posts. My Holiday post today was on National Piñata day in Mexico
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