The name was first recorded in 1564, and is derived from a gate into Ashdown Forest, which Poundgate lies at the south-eastern edge of.

[2][3] The hamlet is in the civil parish of Buxted, for which its population was accounted for in the 2011 census.

[4] Bus services connect to Crowborough and Brighton.

[5] The nearest station is Crowborough with an hourly train service to London Bridge and to Uckfield.

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