Warbleton

Warbleton

St Mary's church
Warbleton
 Warbleton shown within East Sussex
Area  29.1 km2 (11.2 sq mi) [1]
Population 1,375 (2011)[2]
   – density  112/sq mi (43/km2)
OS grid referenceTQ605186
   – London  42 miles (68 km) NNW 
DistrictWealden
Shire countyEast Sussex
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town HEATHFIELD
Postcode district TN21
Dialling code 01435
Police Sussex
Fire East Sussex
Ambulance South East Coast
EU Parliament South East England
UK ParliamentBexhill and Battle
Websitehttp://warbletoncouncil.org/
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Coordinates: 50°56′N 0°17′E / 50.94°N 0.28°E / 50.94; 0.28

Warbleton is a civil parish in the Wealden District of East Sussex, England.[3] Within its bounds are four settlements, one of which gives its name to the parish. It is located south-east of Heathfield on the slopes of the Weald.

History

The manor of Warbleton was held by the Levett family of Sussex for several centuries. The same family held Salehurst, and had earlier held Firle, Catsfield, Hollington and other manors across Sussex.[4] The family is of Anglo-Norman descent, and members of the family were vicars, ironmasters, and landowners. The Levetts of Salehurst, Warbleton and Fittleworth owned Bodiam Castle and sold it to Nicholas Tufton, 1st Earl of Thanet.[5] Some of the Levett family's lands were forfeited due to the bankruptcy of an early heir. Other family lands were carried by marriage into the families of Eversfield, Gildredge, Chaloner, Ashburnham, Pope and other prominent Sussex and Kent families.

Governance

Richard Woodman was a local Ironmaster who was one of the 17 Lewes martyrs burned during the Marian persecutions of Protestants during the 1550s.

The parish council consists of eleven members.[6]

Geography

The parish consists of two villages, Rushlake Green and Bodle Street Green; and two hamlets, Warbleton and Three Cups. They lie in an area of the Weald between the A267 road between Hailsham and Heathfield to the west and the B2096 Hailsham to Battle road to the north.

Principal buildings

There are two churches in the civil parish, St Mary the Virgin at Warbleton; and St John the Evangelist at Bodle Street Green. The two form a united benefice under one vicar. Chapel services are held at Three Cups.[7] Warbleton has a village hall; and a second, Dunn Village Hall, is at Rushlake Green.

References

  1. ↑ "East Sussex in Figures". East Sussex County Council. Retrieved 2008-04-26.
  2. ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  3. ↑ Parish council website
  4. ↑ Sussex Archaeological Collections, Sussex Archaeological Society, Farncombe & Co., Lewes, 1894
  5. ↑ Valuation of Bodiam Castle and manor and of Broomham manor preparatory to its purchase by Sir Nicholas Tufton from John Levett, East Sussex Record Office, The National Archives, nationalarchives.gov.uk
  6. ↑ Parish Councillors
  7. ↑ Churches
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