and Uckfield. Notable residents English author and actress Clemence Dane (Winifred Ashton) wrote part of her novel The Arrogant History of White Ben in Cowden, signing the book Cowden 1938 at the end of the tale. The English author and illustrator of children's books, Roger Hargreaves, best known as the creator of the Mr Men and Little Miss series of books, lived at Sussex House Farm in Hartfield Road from 1982 to 1988. He is buried in the graveyard of the parish church, in an extension of land which he had donated the year before his death. References External links Cowden Village Website HomePage Kent Parish Councils Cowden HomePage The Weald Of Kent, Town History Cowden Pound Pastures Multimap The Fountain Inn, Cowden Cowden Furnace Pond Villages in Kent Civil parishes in Kent