Sedlescombe

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Village and parish in East Sussex, England

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::summary Village and parish in East Sussex, England ::

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Field	Value
official_name	Sedlescombe
static_image_name	St John the Baptist Church, Hawkhurst Road, Sedlescombe - geograph.org.uk - 1734394.jpg
static_image_caption	St John the Baptist parish church
area_footnotes
area_total_km2	12.6
population	1476
population_ref	(2011 Census)
population_density	273 /sqmi
os_grid_reference	TQ781180
coordinates
label_position	left
civil_parish	Sedlescombe
shire_district	Rother
shire_county	East Sussex
region	South East England
country	England
post_town	Battle
postcode_area	TN
postcode_district	TN33
dial_code	01424
constituency_westminster	Bexhill and Battle
london_distance	48 mi NW
website	Sedlescombe Parish Council
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The parish is in the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The River Brede and its tributary, the River Line, flow through it; Powdermill Reservoir is on its eastern boundary. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 1,476.

Manor

In the reign of Edward the Confessor (1042–66) Countess Godgifu was overlord of the manor of Sedlescombe. Her Lord of the manor was a Saxon called Leofsi, who also held a manor at Marden in what is now West Sussex. The Domesday Book of 1086 records that, by that date, the Norman nobleman Robert, Count of Eu held the manor of Sedlescombe. His tenant-in-chief was one Walter, son of Lambert,

Notable buildings

Manor houses

Manor Cottages in The Street is a 15th-century timber-framed building with a 16th-century extension. It was built as a single manor house but was later divided into five cottages. It was a Grade I listed building.

Durhamford Manor in Stream Lane is an early 16th-century timber-framed house. It is a Grade II* listed building.

Churches

St John's parish is now part of the Benefice of Sedlescombe with Whatlington. The Church of England parish church of St John the Baptist has a 15th-century Perpendicular Gothic nave, north aisle and west tower. The present chancel, south aisle and south porch were added in 1866–74 as part of a restoration by Norman and Billing. The chancel's north and south windows have stained glass made by CE Kempe in 1890. The building is Grade II* listed.

The west tower has a ring of six bells. Robert Mot of Houndsditch and Whitechapel cast the tenor bell in 1592. Joseph Carter of Whitechapel cast the fifth bell in 1606 and the second, third and fourth bells in 1607. Mears & Stainbank of the Whitechapel Bell Foundry cast the treble bell in 1929.

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There is also a United Reformed Church.

Other

Asselton House in The Street is a 15th-century timber-framed house. Its northwest wing was added in the 19th century.

Pestalozzi International Village, named after the Swiss philanthropist Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, is an educational charity founded in 1946. In 1959 it moved to Oaklands, a Tudor Revival house in Sedlescombe. A Warden's House and International House were designed for it by Hugh Casson and Neville Conder.

Amenities

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Sedlescombe has a 15th-century pub, the Queen's Head Inn, that is now a gastropub. There is also a hotel and a bed and breakfast.

The village has a post office and general store and a Church of England primary school.

Just outside the village is Sedlescombe Golf Club, which hosts the James Andrews School of Golf.

Notable people

Frederick Hyland (1893–1964), first-class cricketer
Hetti Bywater, English former actress

References

"East Sussex in Figures". [[East Sussex County Council]].
"Area: Sedlescombe (Parish): Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". [[Office for National Statistics]].
{{OpenDomesday. TQ7718. sedlescombe. Sedlescombe
who also held manors at [[Crowhurst, East Sussex. Crowhurst]], [[Ticehurst. Hazelhurst]] and [[Chalvington with Ripe. Ripe]]. The village name seems to derive from [[Old English]] 'setl' meaning a seat or residence, and 'comb' meaning valley or low place.[https://villagenet.co.uk/namederivation10.php] VillageNet Kent & Sussex Village name Derivations
[https://www.oldenglishtranslator.co.uk/] Old English Translator
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Archbishops' Council. "Benefice of Sedlescombe with Whatlington". [[Church of England]].
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Rix, Geoff. (23 August 2011). "Sedlescombe: S John Bapt". [[Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers]].
"United Reformed Church Directory". [[United Reformed Church]].
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[http://www.pestalozzi.org.uk/ Pestalozzi]
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[http://www.thequeensheadsedlescombe.com/ The Queens Head]
[http://www.brickwallhotel.com/ The Brickwall Hotel Battle]
[http://www.kesterhouse.co.uk/ Kester House Bed & Breakfast]
[http://www.sedlescombestores.co.uk/ Sedlescombe Post Office and Store]
[http://www.sedlescombecep.e-sussex.sch.uk/ Sedlescombe CE Primary School]
[http://www.sedlescombegolfclub.co.uk Sedlescombe Golf Club]
[http://www.Jamesandrewsgolfschool.co.uk The James Andrews School of Golf]

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