Editing Uckfield (section)

==Notable people==
[[Emma Lee French]] was born in Uckfield in 1836. [[Frank Tuohy]], prize-winning author and academic, was born in Uckfield in 1925.

Uckfield was the last place [[Richard Bingham, 7th Earl of Lucan|Lord Lucan]] was seen, at Grants Hill House, the home of his friends Ian and Susan Maxwell-Scott. Lady Lucan, his wife, was born in Uckfield. The actress [[Marjorie Westbury]] lived at Maresfield near Uckfield.

[[Nicholas van Hoogstraten]], a property developer, owns property in the area. He was engaged in a long-running dispute with the [[Ramblers' Association]] about a local footpath running through his land.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/247630.stm|title=Ramblers step up pressure on landowner|work=BBC News|access-date=18 March 2016|archive-date=16 December 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031216062944/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/247630.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> Work came to a halt on [[Nicholas van Hoogstraten#Hamilton Palace (1985–present)|Hamilton Palace]] in 2001.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1514739/Hoogstratens-40m-folly-will-never-be-finished.html|title=Hoogstraten's £40m folly 'will never be finished'|first=David|last=Sapsted|date=3 April 2006|work=The Daily Telegraph|access-date=4 April 2018|archive-date=8 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180508084008/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1514739/Hoogstratens-40m-folly-will-never-be-finished.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

The singer [[Rag'n'Bone Man]] is from this town, winner of the [[Brit Award for Critics' Choice]] 2017, he had a number one single across Europe with the song "[[Human (Rag'n'Bone Man song)|Human]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uckfieldfm.co.uk/2016/local-news/rory-graham-rag-n-bone-man-sings-on-later-with-jools-holland/|title=Rory Graham – Rag 'N' Bone Man sings on BBC TV's 'Later with Jools Holland'|website=105 Uckfield FM|access-date=27 November 2016|archive-date=28 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161128070831/http://www.uckfieldfm.co.uk/2016/local-news/rory-graham-rag-n-bone-man-sings-on-later-with-jools-holland/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The actor [[Roman Griffin Davis]] is from this town,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/18090086.sussex-boy-11-features-new-film-jojo-rabbit/ |title=Sussex boy, 11, features alongside Hollywood superstars in new film |first=Harry |last=Bullmore |date=10 December 2019 |website=[[The Argus (Brighton)|The Argus]] |language=en |access-date=2020-02-18 |archive-date=18 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200218045707/https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/18090086.sussex-boy-11-features-new-film-jojo-rabbit/ |url-status=live }}</ref> he starred in the acclaimed film ''[[Jojo Rabbit]]'', for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award.