World's End is a Northern district of Burgess Hill

Burgess Hill

Burgess Hill is a civil parish and a town primarily located in the Mid Sussex district of West Sussex, England, close to the border with East Sussex, on the edge of the South Downs National Park...

, West Sussex

West Sussex

West Sussex is a county in the south of England, bordering onto East Sussex , Hampshire and Surrey. The county of Sussex has been divided into East and West since the 12th century, and obtained separate county councils in 1888, but it remained a single ceremonial county until 1974 and the coming...

, England

England

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. It is thought that the name arrived with the railway - it was here that the 'up' line met the 'down' line during construction of the Brighton main line

Brighton Main Line

The Brighton Main Line is a British railway line from London Victoria and London Bridge to Brighton. It is about 50 miles long, and is electrified throughout. Trains are operated by Southern, First Capital Connect, and Gatwick Express, now part of Southern.-Original proposals:There were no fewer...

 (1837-1841), though it may also reflect the workers’ sense of remoteness while billeted in a local farm (in the Noel Rise area).

Nowadays

Nowadays the area includes its own train station, Wivelsfield railway station

Wivelsfield railway station

Wivelsfield railway station serves World's End and other northern parts of Burgess Hill in West Sussex. It is approximately 2 miles from the village of Wivelsfield, which lies northeast of the town of Burgess Hill. The station is also north of...

, Primary School ( Manor Field ) and recreational ground. It is also known as Wivelsfield, although the actual towns of Wivelsfield

Wivelsfield

Wivelsfield village, and larger adjacent village of Wivelsfield Green, are part of the civil parish of Wivelsfield in the Lewes District of East Sussex, England. The villages are located three miles south east of Haywards Heath...

 and Wivelsfield Green are a few miles to the East.