It is interesting to look to the 1920's to see the names of the families who lived in Heyshott, and see also where they lived.
 
The village is rather wide-spread and it is very likely that people living on one side of the village would not see anyone from the other side unless they met at the public house the 'Unicorn' on the upper green. We look at the village and its people starting from the north-west.
 
Walkers Farm, Mr. & Mrs. Dummer and Sidney Lovejoy - - 3
Oatscroft, Mr. & Mrs. Fisher Unwin & two maids - - 4
Oatscroft Gardeners house Mr. Daughtry & sister - - 2
Dunford. Mr. & Mrs. Bransden 1 son and 1 daughter - - 4
 
Bex Mill area,
 
Bex Mill. Mr. & Mrs. Wells, 3 sons, and 1 daughter - - 6
Bex Mill cottages, Mr. & Mrs. Stillwell 3 daughters, and 1 son - - 6
Bex Mill cottages Mr. & Mrs. Astridge, mother & Mr. Brooker - - 4
Bex Mill cottages. Miss Cresswell - - - - - - 1
Bex Mill lower cottages. Mr. & Mrs. Tiller. - - - - 2
Bex Mill cottages higher, Mr. & Mrs. Cornwell & 1 son - - - 3
Mr. & Mrs. Bartlet 1son & 1 daughter - - 4
Mr. & Mrs. Brown & 2 sons - - - - - 4
Dunford Lodge, Mr. & Mrs. Wallis, Mr. & Mrs W. Dudman - - - 4
 
We now move into the village along Mill Lane and turn left at the cross-roads on the lower green to Peace Road.
 
Peace Road.
Mr. & Mrs. Stubbington & 3 sons - - - - 5
Mr. & Mrs. Chaplin - - - - - - 2
Mr. & Mrs. Miles - - - - - - 2
Mr. R. Miles and sister - - - - - 2
Mary Harriet - - - - - - - 1
Mr. Laker. [who had a wooden leg]- - - - 1
Mr. & Mrs Eldridge & 1 adopted daughter - - 3

 
We now move slightly more to the East along the edge of the lower green, a house called 'Green Cottage'. Mr. Peskett & family
 
At Lower Cranmore, Mr & Mrs. McDonald, Miss Viner and two maids - - 5
 
Old Blake House now Corner Cottage, Mr. [Flecky] Cooper - [bus driver?] 1
Mr. & Mrs. Currie - - - - - - - - - - 2
Mrs. Barber & sister - used to drive to Midhurst in donkey carriage - 2
Kio Cottage, Mr. & Mrs. Adeny - - - - - - - - - 2
 
Now a little way up the rising ground on the common, we come to;
 
Heather View. 2 cottages.
Mrs. West [Senior] - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Mr. & Mrs. West. - - - - - - - - - - - 2
 
On the East side of the green we come to Coldharbour, three cottages and a barn.
 
Mr. & Mrs. Wrapson & Mr. Tiller - - - - - - - - - 3
 
Going down the road further Eastwards there is a large country house called North End.
Mr. & Mrs. Hart and two maids. - - - - - - - - - 4
 
Further down the road we come to Foundry Cottages. A few hundred yards on we come to;
Polecats,
Mr. & Mrs. Dudman, - - - - - - - - - - - 2
Mr. & Mrs. Boniface and 1 daughter, - - - - - - - - 3
Next door, Mr. Blundon and his sister - - - - - - - - 2
 
Coming down to the common on the right hand side of the road in the trees is; As listed on a previous page. Now going straight over the common cross roads to Hoyle Farm which is on the Parish Boundary.
Mr. & Mrs. Wakeman and 2 sons - - - - - - - - - 4
 
Going back to the cross roads and turning left into Hoyle Lane and going some ½ mile we come to several cottages, on the right in the dip is;
Mr. & Mrs. Remnent and 2 daughters - - - - - - - - 4

 
Moving to the left side of the road opposite,
 
Mrs. Sayers, Mrs. Frances and Miss Standing, - - - - 3
Moor Cottages, Mrs. Wrapson, Mrs. Millet and 1 other - - - 3
Mr. & Mrs Thomkins, - - - - - - - - - 2
Mr. Wrapson, - - - - - - - - - - 1
Old Hoyle, Mark, and Housekeeper, - - - - - - 2
Hoyle Lane, Mrs. Clark and daughter, - - - - - - 2
Mr. & Mrs. Goff - - - - - - - - - - 2
Mr. & Mrs. Miles and 4 sons - - - - - - - 6
Mrs. Osbourne and her father - - - - - - - 2
 
Manor Farm, at the South end of Hoyle Lane turning left:-
Mr. & Mrs Gadd, 3 sons and 4 daughters - - - - 9
Cottages, Mr. & Mrs. Goff, 2 daughters and 1 son [George] - 5
Mr. Laker and Mr. R. Lovejoy. - - - - - - - 2
Mrs. Dick Lovejoy and daughter - - - - - - - 2
Moor Farm, Mr. A. Lovejoy and Mrs. Lovejoy and 1 daughter - - 3
Cottages, Mr. & Mrs. Tiller, and 1 son and Wm. Jenner - - - 4
Mrs. Elcome and one son - - - - - - - - 2
Mrs. Scotto plus one - - - - - - - - - 2
Home Cottages, Mrs. Parry, - - - - - - - - 1
Upper Cranmore, Mr. & Mrs. lovejoy and 1 son - - - - 3
Mr. & Mrs. Smith and 1 son - - - - - - - 3
Pebble Cottage, Mr. & Mrs. G. Parry and 1 son - - - - 3
Unicorn, Mr. & Mrs. Richardson and one daughter, Ethel, - - - 3
Post Office, Miss Pope and her mother, - - - - - 2
Weald Cottages, Mr. & Mrs. Eli Parry - - - - - - 2
Laurel Cottages, Mrs, Nutley, - - - - - - - 1

 
Sidney Cottages, Miss. Theresa Parry - - - - - - 1
Briarwood, Mr. & Mrs. Walder - - - - - - - 2
Miss Pasket - - - - - - - - - - 1
School Lane Miss. Poats, plus 2 - - - - - - 3
Mr. Miles Sherwin, Mr. & Mrs. Lockyear & 1 son. - - - - 4
Leggs Farm Cottages, Mr. & Mrs. Goff and 1 child - - - 3
School House, Mr. & Mrs. Gumbrill, 3 sons and 2 daughters- - 7
Mr. & Mrs, Davis - - - - - - - - - - 2
Club House, The Miss. Martins. - - - - - - - 2
 
Coming back down the school lane, past the church corner to Black Horse Cottages.
 
Mr. & Mrs. Knight - - - - - - - - - 2
Mr. & Mrs. Laker, and 1 daughter. - - - - - - 3
Mr. & Mrs. Atfield, mother and Rosie. - - - - - - 4
 
On the other side of the road and a little further down we come to 3 cottages called Newells Cottages.
 
Mr. & Mrs. Dudley, Mr. David Miles & Mr. Miles Senior - [see 1 ] - - 4
Mrs. Smith & 2 daughters - - - - - - - - 3
Mr. & Mrs. Boswell, 2 sons and 1 daughters & Grandfather. - 7
 
We go down the road and standing well back on the green to the left is Berrywood Farm.
 
Mr. & Mrs. Wood and 3 children. - - - - - - 5
 
Opposite, well back from the road is the Rectory, Mr. & Mrs Lyne Mrs. Bradford and two maids. - - - - - - - 5
 
from the list, it would seem that the village population was around 230.
 
Since the second world war the number of houses built in Heyshott is about 50.
 
In the census of 1951 the population was 383 and in 1961 it rose to 399. In 1971 the approximate estimate was 420.
In the census of 1981 it was 340.
 
The number of houses built by private enterprise and the County Council are in the proportion of 50-50%.