Baby

The body of a newly-born child was found in Matthew's Wood in Lingfield on Sunday 17 December 1905 at about 2pm.

The child’s body was found doubled up in a very small box amongst the undergrowth of Matthew's Wood. It was found by a carter who had lived in Doggett's Cottages in Lingfield as he was walking along a private road belonging to the Racecourse Estate. He said that he entered the wood at about 2pm and that shortly after he noticed the parcel, noting that it was not concealed at all.